Re:Vance: US could drop support for NATO if Europe tries to ...
by Terr_ on Saturday November 09, 2024 @02:26PM
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Yeah, just like how the people behind Brexit managed to deliver on their promises of massively favorable new trade terms for the UK.
We'll just force the EU to do what we want or else we take our business to China! Meanwhile, we'll force China to do what we want or else we'll take our business to the EU! Plus we can throw Canada and Mexico into the mix, and show them who's boss.
There is absolutely no way this genius "alienate every viable major trading partner simultaneously" strategy could ever fail. I mean, even if other countries somehow exhibit more intelligence than a turnip and compare notes, this is America! We don't need 'em! We'll just trade with nobody and get super rich until they come begging to our feet.
Sadly, I fear the above sarcasm is closer-than-not to what some freshly-appointed folks are gonna try to do.
We'll just force the EU to do what we want or else we take our business to China! Meanwhile, we'll force China to do what we want or else we'll take our business to the EU! Plus we can throw Canada and Mexico into the mix, and show them who's boss.
There is absolutely no way this genius "alienate every viable major trading partner simultaneously" strategy could ever fail. I mean, even if other countries somehow exhibit more intelligence than a turnip and compare notes, this is America! We don't need 'em! We'll just trade with nobody and get super rich until they come begging to our feet.
Sadly, I fear the above sarcasm is closer-than-not to what some freshly-appointed folks are gonna try to do.