What has Trump done now?

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

Haven't you always thought of him as a lame duck president?

[rgmwa]

Just now, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

Haven't you always thought of him as a lame duck president?

No. Just incompetent, vindictive and ignorant.

[octave]

2 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

Haven't you always thought of him as a lame duck president?

 Trump has control of both houses. This means he can and has done pretty much whatever he wants.  If the republicans lose control of Congress and the Senate, he will have very little power.

[facthunter]

Trump will NEVER come to Our Aid. That's the reality. He's trying to weaken the EU. To Get rid of a significant competitor. The Bloke is a Stand Over Man, through and through. He wants to deny China Oil. Do you recall why Japan went to war? USA cut off its Oil and Rubber starting in the early 30's.  Nev

[pmccarthy]

A lame Donald Duck.

[facthunter]

Didn't someone say "Donald,...... DUCK" when he got his ear shot the first time? 

[kgwilson]

4 hours ago, facthunter said:

Trump will NEVER come to Our Aid. That's the reality. He's trying to weaken the EU. To Get rid of a significant competitor. The Bloke is a Stand Over Man, through and through. He wants to deny China Oil. Do you recall why Japan went to war? USA cut off its Oil and Rubber starting in the early 30's.  Nev

It isn't just Trump. The US has always done as it pleases. It used to be "Not our fight" as in only getting in to WW1 in 2017, then in WW2 Roosevelt couldn't get the support of Congress & only got involved after Pearl Harbor. Since then we have honoured the treaties like ANZUS &  got involved in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan sent peacekeepers to other places the US has screwed up.

 

Trump has just insulted every ally the US has ever had as in his comments about Afghanistan. He starts a war then complains NATO won't come to his aid. NATO is a defence treaty, an attack on one is an attack on all, not if one member attacks someone then everyone else attacks as well. Complains Australia won't help with the blockaid on Hormuz when we were never asked. The list of his stuffups and insults is endless & reportedly is considering recognising Argentinas claim on the Falklands as punishment for the UK not supporting him in his crazy actions against Iran.

[old man emu]

Just to clarify teh matter of the US entry into WWII. The actions of the Japanese Empire were as a result of the USA's trade embargo on oil to Japan. Therefore Japan set a goal of capturing the oil fields of Borneo. Like all good politicians, Japan camouflaged its goal by declaring that its actions were to liberate colonial South-East Asia and establish an economic zone controlled by Asian peoples. 

 

The attack on Pearl Harbour and invasion of the Philipines and South-East Asia would have brought about a war between the USA and Japan. However, Hitler buggered things by declaring war on the USA a few days later. If he had pulled his head in, the USA might not have entered the Eurpoean war. Not likely, I suppose, since the USA was arming Britain. But who knows? There would have been two separate wars. 

 

If there had been two separate wars, the USA might not have come out of the period as economically powerful as it did and Europe and Japan so weak. That would have made the modern world a different place. One could say that Hitler's declaration of war was the "sliding door moment" in human history.

[red750]

3 hours ago, kgwilson said:

It used to be "Not our fight" as in only getting in to WW1 in 2017,

I know they were late, but over 100 years late?

[red750]