Trump the simple minded.

[Rorschach]

Trump thinks he's brought Nth Korea to heal through tough sanctions and now he's pulled the US out of the deal with Iran, based on the same simple logic... he thinks tougher sanctions will bring them to heal...

Well the world is a bit more complicated than that so is the ME and Islam.

I suppose we will have to wait and see if he's right on this.

[Rorschach]

In breaking Iran deal, Trump goes on collision course with allies
By Nick O'Malley
9 May 2018 — 9:21am

There was an inevitability about Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally abandon the Iran nuclear deal.

As a candidate he declared the agreement, which includes America’s European allies as well as Russia and China, to be the worst deal in history.

But further than that, blowing up the Iran deal is in keeping with all the we know of Trump’s presidency, particularly his scepticism of alliances, his appetite for risk and his attraction to chaos.

The possible consequences of Trump’s decision to abandon what is formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are vast.

Firstly, it may prompt Iran to immediately resume enriching uranium in an effort to race for a nuclear deterrence. So far the Iranian foreign minister has said he will, “spearhead a diplomatic effort to examine whether remaining JCPOA participants can ensure its full benefits for Iran. Outcome will determine our response."

Secondly, Trump has undermined America’s relationships with its allies and friends, hindering any future diplomatic efforts to confront Iranian aggression or tackle any other issue demanding a global response. In the days before Trump’s announcement America’s European allies directly appealed to him not to take this course of action.

This fraying of the transatlantic alliance will be welcomed by Vladimir Putin. Indeed fracturing that relationship has long been Russia’s primary foreign policy goal.

Thirdly, it could trigger an arms race in, as Barack Obama put it in a statement released hours ago, the most dangerous region on earth.

“If the constraints on Iran's nuclear program under the JCPOA are lost, we could be hastening the day when we are faced with the choice between living with that threat, or going to war to prevent it,” read Obama’s statement.

Fourthly, the decision could make Trump’s upcoming nuclear negotiations with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un at risk.

Writing in the Atlantic earlier today David Frum, a former advisor to George W Bush posed the question, “What happens if or when North Korea resumes weapons tests that threaten US cities at exactly the same time as Trump is blustering against Iran? Even one nuclear crisis is a lot; two in the same summer seems overwhelming—especially for a president whose thoughts are day by day consumed by his own ever-intensifying legal troubles.”

Sceptics of the deal disagree with these assessments. The hawkish Republican senator Lindsey Graham has already said in a statement that the deal was failing to constrain Iran’s support for terrorism across the region.

“I hope President Trump will work with our allies around the world to find a better deal which will truly end Iran’s nuclear weapons ambition and hold them accountable for being the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.”

But it remains hard to see how Trump can now expect to work closely with allies who he so wilfully ignores.

He is now, as the former vice president Joe Biden has already put it, on a collision course not only with America’s foes, but with its closest allies.

[The Mechanic]

so yeah..

most simple minded fools I know make billions as well..

[Rorschach]

so yeah..

most simple minded fools I know make billions as well..

yeah rich kids with rich parents often fall on their feet...

[BigP]

so yeah..

most simple minded fools I know make billions as well..

yeah rich kids with rich parents often fall on their feet...

You are sounding a little pink in the middle. Someone throw that boy back on the barbie

[Rorschach]

Colour has nothing to do with it they guys is a buffoon and only is where he is due to his Dad.

[BigP]

Colour has nothing to do with it they guys is a buffoon and only is where he is due to his Dad.

That didnt read well Rors , better repost it

[Black Orchid]

Trump is making inroads and getting things done. His twitter habit is pathetic but he is making changes that are in the best interest of the US and most Americans are pleased with how things are going.

Obama should be ignored. Who cares what he says? He was the epitome of a limp lettuce.

[Outlaw Yogi]

Well so far Trump has proven to be the best strategist in modern politics ... and the best part is he's driving the left wingers mad.

[BigP]

Well so far Trump has proven to be the best strategist in modern politics ... and the best part is he's driving the left wingers mad.

And cheers to that yogi