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0 pointssimianparrot5mo ago0 comments

I think it's pretty clear based on the intent. We are not privy to the details of policy making, we are only privy to what is actually shared publicly.

The _intent_ of the policies seem to be "treat the US better as a trading partner than you have under Biden, or get punished in ways that hit you the hardest", usually via tariffs or other means. NATO members have exploited the US with lopsided investment in the alliance under Biden, and many European countries had really bad trading agreements with the US -- bad for the US, not for us. I'm surprised we got away with it for this long.

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hvb25mo ago

You do realize the guy also ripped up the trade deal with Mexico and Canada, right?

That was negotiated by whom again? Oh, right, trump in his first term...

So the only conclusion I can draw is that he's like a toddler. If you give him what he wants he'll want more. That's foreign policy now.

Also, NATO has seen article 5 invoked once. By the US and it's allies helped out after 9/11. So it hasn't been too bad for the US. I don't disagree with the fact that a lot of European countries should've been spending 2% of GDP though all along

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