Report Card for Donald Trump

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(01-24-2017, 09:36 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(01-24-2017, 08:34 AM)SomeGuy Wrote:

(01-24-2017, 05:57 AM)Mikebert Wrote: Looks like Trump has drawn his first red line.  Didn't take him long.

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/l...ith-china/

Trump seems to be a big hurry, he's already working on objective six. I also notice the administration is making more noise on trade than on immigration. My belief has been that his trade policies are something *he* wants, whereas his immigration policy is more of something his voters want.
Not sure where he is going with this.  Maybe its no where.

I think the thing with China was largely baked into the cards.  Have been saying so for years.  Better China than China AND Russia, I suppose. 

We'll see if they double down on this, or just use it as a negotiating bit.  Let's give him the proverbial 100 days, and see how this plays out.  Not just with China, but trade/immigration, too.

China didn't start their adventurism in the South China Sea until Obama pulled US carrier task force patrols from the area.  That doesn't necessarily mean they would back off if we sent our carriers back, but there's a reasonable chance.

Trump did misstep by not saving TPP as a bargaining chip.  Torpedoing TPP was worth quite a bit to China, and it could have been used to extract some concessions.

Uh, but what if China called our bluff?  The TPP is a stinking pile of shit that's not even a trade agreement. Rather, it's an intellectual property give away for transnationals.  That means it's utterly worthless.