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“Vela added that European officials have been quietly sharpening their knives and preparing “brutal countermeasures” against Trump, but are in no rush to implement them because they don’t want to give Trump a scapegoat to blame for a deteriorating American economy.”

  • PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social
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    17 days ago

    Economic destruction is part of the plan

    This isn’t a trade war to win for him

    It’s just a war.

    This is how he does everything. He hides in plain sight in and demands the benefits of the doubt.

    He is leading a rogue terror state. It’s a multi pronged war.

    The answer is not counter tariffs. That’s what he wants.

    There seems to be only one way to fix this problem.

    When he threatens another nations sovereignty, treat him like any rogue leader.

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      16 days ago

      How does one treat a rogue leader who has the most potent nuclear and conventional arsenal in the world? War? Assassination? Assassination of a head of state is an act of war, too. Strengthening his domestic opposition is the method of choice for as long as it has a relevant chance of success, which it still does.

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        15 days ago

        He already declared war against our former allies.

        It’s real simple but ugly math.

        The longer it plays out the uglier and less simple it gets.