Thursday, May 31, 2018

Matter



 of time before NATO bites the dust.


Who said that a while back?
Who would that benefit again?

"President Trump’s decision to impose a 25-percent steel tariff and 10-percent aluminum tariff on key U.S. allies."

"The first of these divergences came almost exactly a year ago, when Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, the first international treaty to combat climate change."

"The second major division came months later when Trump announced that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."

"Then there was Iran. In what has arguably been the greatest break in the the transatlantic alliance under the Trump administration, Washington announced earlier this month that the U.S. would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal."

"Trump has also feuded with various EU countries over their response to terrorism and their NATO defense-spending contributions."

“Trade wars quickly become war—full stop,” Emmanuel Macron told the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development forum Wednesday in Paris."

"Trade ties could get even worse. Trump is reportedly considering imposing a ban on German luxury cars from U.S. markets, which would likely prompt further EU retaliation."

And yes, trade wars have, and do often times, lead to military conflicts.

No comments: