OBAMA STAFFERS TRY TO UNDERMINE U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

Powerline ^ | May 12,2018 | JOHN HINDERAKER

[Hojczyk]

New York Times op-ed by former Obama staffers Steve Simon and Jonathan Stevenson is genuinely shocking: it urges European countries to withdraw their diplomats from the U.S. and expel American ambassadors. Seriously:

After months of swaggering hesitation, President Trump finally announced the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, to which Britain, France, Russia, China, Germany and the European Union are also parties. This action tramples on European leaders, who urged Mr. Trump to exercise restraint in the interest of international security and multilateralism.

So the Obama staffers’ indictment of President Trump is weak, to say the least. But their weak indictment is the rationale for a shocking recommendation:

The European Union could, for instance, announce the withdrawal of member-states’ ambassadors from the United States. Isn’t this what states do when diplomatic partners breach solemn agreements, expose them to security risks and threaten to wreak havoc on their economies? That is, after all, what the administration is threatening to do by courting the risk of a Middle Eastern war and applying secondary sanctions to European companies. Depending on the American response, European capitals might even follow up with expulsion of American ambassadors.

The authors go on to recommend that the Europeans “target the United States commercially” so as to damage the U.S. economy, a measure they acknowledge to be “radical.”

There is no chance, of course, that European countries will follow the advice of these former Obama officials. On the contrary, they will “trample on” Simon and Stevenson by “dismissing [their] exhortations on policy matters,” to use the authors’ own overwrought language. This is just the latest manifestation of an administration that refuses to go away, and continues to try to damage the United States even after voters have repudiated its policies.

[faithhopecharity]

AFAIAC, any country that doesn’t want to post an ambassador in USA is welcome to pack up and go home.
No real loss.
If that country feels that way about us, they aren’t gonna be much help ... we can use the space for a public recreation center or a homeless shelter

[Rebelbase]

Niki Haley is making a list...

[faithhopecharity]

praying every day that President Trump cuts off all American money, weapons, and training to the Muslim terrorist gangsters including PLO=PA=Abbas=Fatah (closing their WASHdc office right away, for Gawd’s sake!!!!!!!)

[MNJohnnie]

Europe depends on trade to keep their failing socialist economies afloat. What these two morons are arguing for is "Hey Europe, shoot yourselves in the belly economically to teach the US a lesson".

How any pair this stupid gets published is another sign of the utter uselessness of the current US "News" media.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We saved their butts from the swastica, then rebuilt their cities via the Marshall Plan.
Unbelievable !

[rx]

It's pretty clear the hangers-on from the Zero Admin can see the handwriting on the wall. When they're found out, they'll likely be charged and could face a military tribunal at Gitmo. They're paying Barry and his handlers back for their lavish, continuing benefits.

Such an editorial, given lavish "ink" by the NYT is a last gasp, not more heinous than previous actions, but rather a last ditch effort to wound President Trump's foreign policy.

It's from that whale-of-a-tale by Herman Melville (re-quoted by Star Trek's Khan): "To the last I grapple with thee. From hell's heart I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee."

[MtnClimber]

0bama was trying to take the USA down to third world status while he was “Present”. Now his lackeys are trying to do the same by sedition. Too bad the FBI and DOJ will not notice.

[keving]

Jefferson undermined Washington, now a Jackhouse is trying to undermine Trump?

[NCC-1701]

Don’y know if this applies but if it does, arrest and convict under the Logan Act. Gotta start holding these unelected pricks accountable.

[henkster]

Collusion!!!

[databoss]

There needs to be some orange jump suit wearing mfers in the near future. It doesn’t have to be Obama, exile will work for him, but all the other dastardly minions need serious consequences so others in the future don’t attempt the same. The people need to remind Sessions and the Congress critters who is in charge.

[Nifster]

It’s called TREASON

[Teacher317]

This action tramples on European leaders, who urged Mr. Trump to exercise restraint in the interest of international security and multilateralism.

And Iran responds by threatening to name those who took bribes from those western "allies" to support the deal. What say you now, "European leaders"?

[Beagle8U]

“0bama was trying to take the USA down to third world status while he was “Present”. “

‘Present’ is President with ID, which fits that phony bastard.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Two of Obama’s “surrender monkeys” trying to cover up their massive foreign police and intelligence failures, and “colluding” with the New York Times to do it. Figures!!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Simple Simon and Jonathan Stevenson Seagull. Two fictional characters just like these two writer.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

AAAAAND.... Here you go:

https://nationalsecurityaction.org/who-we-are/

Their “Focus”:

https://nationalsecurityaction.org/our-focus/

!!!!

[FrankR]

If the “allies” want to do the bidding of Obama’s army of community organizers, let them go. While we’re at it, run the whole damned United Nations out of here, as well.

Calling people bluff is what Trump excels at, like N. Korea and Iran...even Syria. Hell, everybody who threatens.

Trump starts trimming their stipend (foreign aide) and they’ll think twice about listening to Obama’s “peepa’s”.

[Retvet]

This USA policy subversion needs to stop! They lost the election charge them with Treason. If found guilty execute.