Trump47 Foreign Policy Catch-All | Vance in Munich

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HintonJamesHeel said:
Rubio’s op-ed actually makes a ton of sense.
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LOL. Rubio’s op ed is bootlicking nonsense starting with the “sweeping victory….mandate” introductory paragraph.

Then he goes on to say “Covid exposed the fragility of America’s dependence on far-flung supply chains. Relocating our critical supply chains to the Western Hemisphere would clear a path for our neighbors’ economic growth and safeguard Americans’ own economic security” just a couple of days before Trump imposed ridiculous tariffs on our closest western hemisphere allies.

He then tries to reinforce the bullshit narrative that the “Chinese Communist Party” is actually running the Panama Canal setting up nonsensical justification for Trump’s coming invasion.

“makes a ton of sense.” JFC, how gullible do you have to be to swallow this load of jizz?
 
farce© said:
LOL. Rubio’s op ed is bootlicking nonsense starting with the “sweeping victory….mandate” introductory paragraph.

Then he goes on to say “Covid exposed the fragility of America’s dependence on far-flung supply chains. Relocating our critical supply chains to the Western Hemisphere would clear a path for our neighbors’ economic growth and safeguard Americans’ own economic security” just a couple of days before Trump imposed ridiculous tariffs on our closest western hemisphere allies.

He then tries to reinforce the bullshit narrative that the “Chinese Communist Party” is actually running the Panama Canal setting up nonsensical justification for Trump’s coming invasion.

“makes a ton of sense.” JFC, how gullible do you have to be to swallow this load of jizz?
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It makes sense through the lens of controlling the western hemisphere. Which is what they want. Controlling the southern border, taking back the Panama Canal, annexing Greenland & Canada.
 
dukeman92 said:
It makes sense through the lens of controlling the western hemisphere. Which is what they want. Controlling the southern border, taking back the Panama Canal, annexing Greenland & Canada.
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It also makes sense in terms of shortening our supply chains, and minimizing reliance on China for basic products and services. But the fluffing of the Fuhrer makes it hard to take the good parts seriously.
 
lawtig02 said:
It also makes sense in terms of shortening our supply chains, and minimizing reliance on China for basic products and services. But the fluffing of the Fuhrer makes it hard to take the good parts seriously.
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It would make a lot more sense if we weren't actively threatening and antagonizing the countries we're trying to use to shorten the supply chain.
 
StrangePackage said:
It would make a lot more sense if we weren't actively threatening and antagonizing the countries we're trying to use to shorten the supply chain.
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Completely agree. Which is what makes it classic Rubio. He knows very well how counterproductive Trump’s foreign policy agenda is. But he still can’t help but slurp the guy.
 
We could make everything we use in America. It would cost twice as much. But we could do it.
 
uncmba said:
We could make everything we use in America. It would cost twice as much. But we could do it.
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I recognize that you're not advocating closing up shop, but there are important raw materials that we have to import - lithium, uranium, titanium and heavy crude among others.

There also is a large quality cost to productivity - over time, our goods will become less advanced and competitive if our manufacturers don't have to compete globally.
 
uncmba said:
We could make everything we use in America. It would cost twice as much. But we could do it.
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Define "make". Are you one of those who believe the Made in America bs from car companies and many others? Assembling bits and pieces most of which come from other countries is not made in Amurica. Can we mine all the minerals needed here in the USA? Doubt it. We could cobceivably wean our tit from this country or that over time? Yes. And in a sense bring some manufacturing back to our protective cover.

But let's not fool ourselves. It's a global supply chain in today's world.
 
nycfan said:

Trump: ‘We don’t need’ Latin America​

The president’s comments seem poised to throw cold water on hopes Trump would re-engage partners in the Western Hemisphere.


“… Trump was asked about relations with Latin America and Brazil and said the relationship “should be great.” But he made it clear who needs who more in the relationship.

“They need us much more than we need them. We don't need them,” he said. “They need us. Everybody needs us.”

Those comments seem poised to deflate hopes of some in Latin America that Trump would refocus resources on shoring up ties with countries in the Americas.

China and Russia have increased their footholds in the region over the past decade, financing major infrastructure projects including deep water ports, and providing more security partnerships for authoritarian states such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Those hopes were buoyed by Trump’s pick of newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was a key voice on Latin America policy in the Senate. …”
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He need them in November, now they can understand that Latin America and Latinos in the US that voted are not really important to him.
 
UNCatTech said:
He need them in November, now they can understand that Latin America and Latinos in the US that voted are not really important to him.
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"China and Russia have increased their footholds in the region over the past decade, financing major infrastructure projects including deep water ports, and providing more security partnerships for authoritarian states such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela."

makings of a Caribbean Treaty Organization ( CTO ) ?
 
uncmba said:
We could make everything we use in America. It would cost twice as much. But we could do it.
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Unfortunately many of the raw materials needed are not available in the quantities needed, part of why African relationships and trade are very important.
 
uncmba said:
We could make everything we use in America. It would cost twice as much. But we could do it.
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We could certainly make everything we buy at WalMart or Target
Now the jobs to make those things would be Minimum wage-which realistically is like 12-13 $ an hour if you want to actually hire folks
 
heelinhell said:
"China and Russia have increased their footholds in the region over the past decade, financing major infrastructure projects including deep water ports, and providing more security partnerships for authoritarian states such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela."

makings of a Caribbean Treaty Organization ( CTO ) ?
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I’m sure a lot of the older people in the region are asking what happened to FDR’s Good Neighbor Policy of the ‘30’s and ‘40’s.
 
lawtig02 said:
It also makes sense in terms of shortening our supply chains, and minimizing reliance on China for basic products and services. But the fluffing of the Fuhrer makes it hard to take the good parts seriously.
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What does the State department have to do with supply chains? The problem isn't that Rubio fluffs the Fuhrer. The problem is that Rubio has always been a rube and a completely unserious person from the outset. And he knows jack shit about foreign policy.

Rubio's op-ed didn't contain any good ideas in it -- not that I saw. It contained some acceptable aspirational language with no basis in reality.
 

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.
Mulino, after the talks with the top U.S. diplomat in Panama City, signaled he would review agreements involving China and Chinese businesses, and announced further cooperation with the U.S. on migration, but reiterated that his country's sovereignty over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion.

Rubio delivered a message from Trump that China's presence - through a Hong-Kong based company operating two ports near the canal's entrances - was a threat to the waterway and a violation of the U.S.-Panama treaty, the U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
"Secretary Rubio made clear that this status quo is unacceptable and that absent immediate changes, it would require the United States to take measures necessary to protect its rights under the Treaty," Bruce said.

Rubio did not spell out exactly what steps Panama must take or what U.S. retaliation would look like.
 
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