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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump hits combative notes as he undermines May, praises Putin ahead of NATO summit
BRUSSELS President Trump signaled Tuesday that he was ready for a transatlantic brawl as he embarked on a consequential week of international diplomacy, taking aim at vulnerable British Prime Minister Theresa May and suggesting that meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin might be easier than talking with Western allies at the NATO summit here.
Leaders converged on Brussels fearful of what the combative U.S. president might say or do to rupture the liberal world order, with some European diplomats privately predicting calamity.
As he departed Washington on Tuesday, Trump stoked the deep divisions in Mays government to undermine the leader of Americas closest historic ally on the eve of the NATO meeting. Asked if May should remain in power, Trump said, Thats up to the people, and he complimented her top rival, Boris Johnson.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-hits-combative-notes-as-he-undermines-may-praises-putin-ahead-of-nato-summit/2018/07/10/f04b880e-8446-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?utm_term=.b4f90a86bbb6
northoftheborder
(7,566 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,207 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)understands. He invited himself to the UK and they're too afraid to snub him because with Brexit , they need a trade deal with us. He's the last thing they need right now.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)will want a written intelligence account. After all this work, he can't leave all those State and Defense info/secrets (AND HUMIT ASSETS) to be retold by an American Idiot. Imagine getting American Defense secrets...straight from the presidents cake hole.
Intelligence Agents braver than even some of the staunchest combat soldiers. Cool customers 'steeley' operators and brilliant analysts. Some hidden for decades successfully bc of their craft, have risked their lives to produce that stuff. Decades!
Until the traitor showed up...IN THE OVAL OFFICE. Who is ever going to be a security agent ever again? It's knee bendingly chilling to think of all the lives and patient intel that goes into creating an Intelligence Briefing. (AND MONEY Defense Budgets etc come to mind.) These people who will be brow beating us as non Patriots sometime before 2020 so they can start a war, let their guy sell out our country. When the lights go out for all of us...it's no comfort to me that the people who voted for him...are in the dark too.
How can American Agents even let this happen? Look at the price Pres Kennedy paid for so much less. And his two brothers for daring to follow in his humanitarian style foot steps. How can he meet w the guy he's conspiring against the USA with and there be no consequences? When does a duty arise for Servicemen? In my eyes, it arose 18 months ago if I swore a military oath. But, that's just me.
Johnny we hardly knew ye. Don...I need to forget, permanently.