Posted on 03/29/2016 9:23:28 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
Trump’s a narcissist? The bar for narcissism has been lowered. Why is that?
Trump for President.
“He either does not believe in or simply does not understand the international order that has governed the world since the end of World War II.”
Of course not. It’s been clear since the “nuclear triad” incident that Trump not only has no clue about foreign policy/strategic matters, but he hasn’t even bothered to hire any advisors to coach him on those subjects.
I’m a Trump supporter but I have issues with much that he says on foreign policy.
I do think we need to rethink almost EVERYTHING. Maybe end up not changing anything, but let’s evaluate ideas that in some cases haven’t changed much in 50 years - NATO, UN, Russia, China, etc.. We have policies/allies/treaties from when the USSR existed. Maybe they still make sense. But we should evaluate to make sure. We haven’t been doing so well with ISIS, the NK nut, Libya, Syria, and other real threats (and Obama added Iran to the list). We may need better coordination with Russia and China than France and Canada to stop the biggest threats. Maybe not. But we can’t say “NATO’s been around 50 years so we can’t change things”. We can still be allies with Europe against Russia but also allies with Russia against ISIS. And if Pakistan is just using nukes to make us do things we shouldn’t we may need to start a new round of talks with them.
We just assume that we need to have the same old supplier create the next generation of fighters even though the current generation doesn’t work so well. Maybe we should talk to Musk (who I hate) instead of let Lockeed or Boeing tell us what we need next. What do our generals expect to need fighters for over the next few decades? Is it the same as they thought in the 1980s? Do they need to be manned (which is much more expensive and takes much longer to design/build)
Kasich and Cruz have “been in the briefings” so they know how to keep doing what we’ve been doing, but better. Doesn’t make me feel good or safe.
Trump talks about himself in the third person- illeism is the hallmark of the egocentric. He puts his name on everything he builds. He has cheated on his wives and is much married and divorced, paying millions to ensure the women’s silence. You don’t think that’s narcissistic? Low bar? LOL!
Well dont hold back, tell us with the sensible foreign of the holy genius Cruz has?
How many more conflicts will we be in to make the world safe for democracy?
NATO has really been searching for a reason to exist since the end of the Cold War.
Ditto that.
He either does not believe in or simply does not understand the international ORDER that GOVERNS...
Go Trump GO!
When you say you don’t need foreign policy advisors because you can just “consult yourself” because you’re so smart, well, you have admitted your own narcissism.
Vox, your “best” kinda sucks.
Reagan spent decades deep thinking the issues. That is why he was so very successful when he because POTUS. This clown is so shallow and out of his depth.
“He puts his name on everything he builds”
Why not?
“Narcissism” is a term that is more loosely used than ever.
Not surprising that the TDS sufferers so often use HuffPo, Vox, and WashPo as sources.
It’s called “setting the agenda”, curly.
TRUMP with brains, and single handedly, simply romps the field in DC and on the campaign trail. He has set the agenda in both parties.
It’s called Leadership. He’s got it. They don’t.
Speaking to what the people believe, in every case, should not require professional handlers, ballot stealing and buying off prissy delegates to return the Establishment to power. They have been rocked by Donald Trump and deserve it.
But, staying in the personal and in the psychological weeds is easier for some— the follow-the-bouncing-ball crowd, the establishment voters who can’t follow the plays but fall for the pony tricks of the already elected who failed.
Wake up.
So, how stupid is that?
Trump’s answer was not stupid at all.
How do you make a deal that gives your adversary a 100% of what they want and leaves you and your country with absolutely nothing but a Nuke suicide attack in the near future?
And on top of that America has to defend Iran against Israel whether it’s against a cyber or military attack!
Go Trump Go!
I’m glad I can find a Trump supporter who is honest about Trump’s lack of knowledge in foreign policy. I will say I agree with you that we should re-think our foreign policy. I believe we should always be re-thinking our global strategies and I welcome outside the box thinking. I agreed with Obama on our re-focus from Europe to Asia “pivot” and we were in the process of doing that until this whole Ukraine mess.
Someone in a previous post stated why should we care about defending the Baltic states. Well, one main reason is that they are NATO members and an attack on one member is an attack on all members and we are bound by NATO treaty to defend them. People may say NATO is outdated and unneeded, however I believe it has kept another European war from happening so it is indeed very important. Think that can’t happen now? What about the Ukraine.
I agree we should be pressuring our NATO partners to live up to the rules of the alliance. That is every member state is supposed to be spending at least 3% of their GDP on defense. We and I think one or two others are the only ones that do. If Trump were to say something like that, I could agree with him, but I doubt he even knows about that.
One thing he doesn’t get is the same thing that Obama doesn’t get. Power abhors a vacuum. If we abandon our allies, they will find other strategic partners to align with and we may not like the outcome. Witness what our feckless leader’s lack of engagement in the current mess in the middle east has created. Russia would have never gotten involved there had we taken a strong stand in 2012. You know, the line in the sand stuff. If we would not have left Iraq high and dry, there would be no ISIS in Iraq right now.
He has shown that he is a neophyte in regards to foreign policy. As the article points out, he doesn’t understand the benefits that we derive from our National security strategy. Can it be done better? Heck yeah! Now lets hear ideas on that Mr. Trump.
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