Posted on 05/02/2016 7:03:41 AM PDT by HomerBohn
Donald Trump continues to make establishment heads explode.
The foreign policy prescription he laid out in a speech hosted by The National Interest magazine last week was more Ron Paulian than neocon, and for that it drew ridicule – like everything Trump does – from the Republican establishment, mainstream media talking heads and foreign policy “experts” whose policies, ideas and opinions have the world in flames and edging us closer and closer to all-out World War III.
Trump promised his foreign policy would be non-interventionist to a certain degree, with the idea that the U.S. could “live peacefully and in friendship with Russia and China.” He said:
We have serious differences with these two nations, and must regard them with open eyes. But we are not bound to be adversaries. We should seek common ground based on shared interests. Russia, for instance, has also seen the horror of Islamic terrorism.
I believe an easing of tensions and improved relations with Russia – from a position of strength – is possible. Common sense says this cycle of hostility must end. Some say the Russians won’t be reasonable. I intend to find out. If we can’t make a good deal for America, then we will quickly walk from the table.
(Watch video at link)
Trump said the U.S. was rebuilding other countries while weakening our own, using trillions of American dollars to provide security to other countries that aren’t pulling their own weight, and undercutting strategic allies.
The war hawks – especially those pushing for a confrontation with Russia over Ukraine (which is in a civil war thanks to a U.S. backed coup) – quickly pounced, calling his speech incoherent, disconnected and lacking understanding.
On the contrary, aside from a couple of paragraphs of obligatory licking of Israel’s boots and the claim that Iran “cannot be allowed” and “will not be allowed” to have a nuclear weapon, Trump’s foreign policy was more reasonable than either Ted Cruz’s, John Kasich’s or, especially, Hillary Clinton’s.
It’s not a complete non-interventionist and conservative foreign policy in the tradition of Eisenhower, Nixon and Reagan, but it’s certainly more conservative a proposal than anything uttered by a candidate with a realistic chance of being elected since Ronald Reagan.
Probably the most telling snippet from the reporting of Trump’s speech came from the mouthpiece of Washington D.C. conventional wisdom, Politico, which wrote:
Trump has largely been shunned by foreign-policy veterans of past Republican administrations, more than 100 members of whom recently signed an open letter saying they would not join his administration; some have threatened to vote for Hillary Clinton over Trump in November.
To which one can only say, Hallelujah!
An administration without neocon lackeys and members from the Council on Foreign Relations (forgive the redundancy) is the only way we can end perpetual war and possibly stave off WWIII.
Paul Craig Roberts, who served in the Reagan White House and knows a thing or two about cabinet selections, says finding a fresh foreign policy team won’t be easy because appointees have to be confirmed by the senate, and the senate is controlled by powerful interests. Those powerful interests are the CFR, the military-industrial complex and the globalist banksters. (For an educational exercise, look at the CFR membership list and see all the familiar names from both Republican and Democrat presidential staffs, particularly from the departments of State and Defense.)
He writes:
Trump will be advised that this and that person cannot be confirmed and that he must send a compromise candidate for Senate confirmation.
Moreover, presidents are outside the loop of black op affairs. A false flag event can be pulled off that sends Trump in the direction desired by the military/security complex or Israel.
The American people are getting behind Trump because he is advocating America-first policies. Americans are tired of lying politicians who sell them out to the highest bidder, the globalists and the banksters. They are tired of perpetual war. And they’re finally learning, thanks to the efforts of the #NeverTrump crowd, that the voting is rigged for the establishment who set the party’s rules.
The big question is whether Trump is able and really willing to stand up to the powerful special interests that run the shadow government… or if he is just another Trojan horse candidate with a different agenda altogether.
But Trump is certainly no conservative in most of his policies. In fact, his trade policy is the stuff of protectionist central planners, i.e., big government socialism.
As I see it, career politicians don't solve problems. Career politicians exploit problems for their own gain and don't give a crap about America and its citizens.
[Career politicians exploit problems for their own gain ]
No more kickbacks from government weapons and vehicle contracts....
THAT'S his ego, his modus operandi, his life's blood, his motivation his ... everything
Everything we know of Trump is all that rolled up into one
And every criticism of him USES all that against him
Trump is not a complicated nor difficult man
He just likes winning ....
Don't we ?
Hey this guy liked the Trump foreign policy speech and so did I.
John Bolton: Trump’s Analysis Of Obama-Clinton Failures “Right On Target”
By Tim Hains
Posted on April 27, 2016
Yeah ... me too ... I was just commenting, not criticizing
Lindsay Graham is about to have a stroke because Trump isn’t planning to go to war with every country in the Mideast.
We used to (like winning, that is).
Andrew Wilkow was talking about this very subject last Friday. While Wilkow seems to be a bit of a Ron/Rand Paul supporter, he made the point that, with a $20 trillion national debt, isn’t it time to ask the countries and regions we’ve defended for so long to pony up more for their own defense?
What’s really going to make heads explode is when Trump and Putin become allies and really turn the world on it’s ass. I can’t wait.
Trump is a quick study. And he has good instincts.
The truth is that sometimes you don’t choose war, it comes looking for you. In that event, Trump will know what to do.
I didn’t agree with his analysis of the war in Iraq, but it doesn’t bother me. Had he been president at the time, Saddam would still have hung. Trump might have been there in person to witness it.
Stop Jihad Now!
Trump somehow managed to sell what’s essentially a 90% match to Ron Paul’s foreign policy, to countless people who in the past rejected it with fervor.
This should impress on everyone just how important it is in the political arena to make a policy sale competently and effectively in order to generate popular support.
Presidents are not outside black OPS. This article is pure BS.
“The war hawks – especially those pushing for a confrontation with Russia over Ukraine (which is in a civil war thanks to a U.S. backed coup) – quickly pounced, calling his speech incoherent, disconnected and lacking understanding”
No one is pushing for war, just to support a nation that wants to simply defend itself against Russia. Congress has alotted aid for Ukraine to defend itself, Obama has refused to send it. He us protecting Russia.
In no way shape or form, is that conflict a civil war. Either way, true Trump didn’t talk about it, but I don’t think it’s clear what he would do.
Me too.
Donald trump is a meat and potatoes kind of a guy and sees things ... and explains them in simple terms
THAT'S the draw Trump has over every one else ...... he's just a guy (to us)
It's time we stopped throwing trillions down sh*thole countries who hate us. No wonder we're 20 trillion in debt!
WHAT OTHER COUNTRY IS THIS STUPID?
DONALD IS RIGHT!!!
WE'RE BEING TAKEN- RIPPED OFF AND AMERICANS ARE SUFFERING!!!
For instance the muslim handing over 150 trillion to Iran. For WHAT? So they they finish developing an atomic bomb and wipe us off the map?
FOR INSTANCE:
BILLIONS FOR JIHAD! Obamas 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Pandemic Flu was revised and passed by the full committee. It gives billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to countries and entities that support Sharia law and/or harbor, hide and support those who want to destroy the U.S. and our allies. http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/05/1...
Read the summary from David Obeys office that was quietly released last week with nary a word from any media.
$3.6 BILLION matching the request, to expand and improve capabilities of the Afghan security forces
$400 MILLION, as requested, to build the counterinsurgency capabilities of the Pakistani security forces
AFGHANISTAN: $1.52 BILLION, $86 MILLION above the request WEST BANK AND GAZA: $665 MILLION in bilateral economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
JORDAN: $250 million,$250 million above the request, including $100 million for economic and $150 million for security assistance
EGYPT $310 million above the request, including $50 million for economic assistance,$50 million for border security, and $260 million for security assistance
PAKISTAN,$591 million above the request
IRAQ:$968 MILLION,$336 million above the request
Oversight: $20 million,$13 million above the request, to expand oversight capacity of the State Department, USAID, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan to review programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
Lebanon:$74 million
International Food Assistance:$500 MILLION $ 200 million above the request, for PL 480 international food assistance to alleviate suffering during the global economic crisis
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE:$343 MILLION,$50 million above the request, including humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency programs in the West Bank and Gaza is limited to $119 million (Note: Gaza = Hamas)
Disaster Assistance: $200 MILLION to avert famines and provide life-saving assistance during natural disasters and for internally displaced people around the world, including Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, the Middle East and South Asia
Department of Justice: $17 million, matching the request, for counter-terrorism activities and to provide training and assistance for the Iraqi criminal justice system
OBAMA GIVES YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO REBUILD MUSLIM MOSQUES AROUND THE WORLD! http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/... #
Obama Invites 80,000 Muslim Immigrants Into the United States – Promises 100,000/Per Year for Next 5 Years
And THAT'S the tip of the iceberg.
Donald is RIGHT!
AND HE IS THE ONLY WHO IS EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE!
HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL PUT A STOP TO THIS INSANITY!
WE MUST PUT AMERICANS AND AMERICA FIRST!
Our seniors on SS are among the poorest of the poor (after helping to make America the great country it is- or was.) No cost of living raise in sight.
(and don't forget; the CubanCanadian lawyer wants to CUT our U.S. senior's Social Security!!!)
Our bridges, airports, hiways-AMERICA IS falling apart!
STOP THE HANDOUTS!!!
PUT AMERICA AND AMERICA FIRST!!!!
I never thought of that until reading your comment.
We have no idea as to how much media and our lousy government hype is a pack of lies about Vlad.
I never thought of that until reading your comment.
We have no idea as to how much media and our lousy government hype is a pack of lies about Vlad.
Well, I for one don’t want to be “supporting” anyone, anything or any nation with tax dollars and American blood besides THIS one.
The entirety of the world outside of our borders is not worth one cent or one drop of blood.
Not one cent for a soldier or aid until EVERY veteran has a house, all the medical care they need and economic security.
Unless and until we are attacked, and we know and respond to the country or group that actually attacked us, defense only, at the best price with the lowest loss of American lives. The form any other government on earth takes, how that government treats its citizens and how it relates to other governments means NOTHING* to me as long as there is one AMERICAN CITIZEN need healthcare or a place to live.
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