Hours ago, I laid out Part 1 of a policy analysis on Trump's abject failure and no one of reason - outside of Fox News propaganda targets - could support him, other than the racism & "pwn the libs" mindset.
This is part 2. Ive linked part 1 - start there before reading this.../1
This is part 2. Ive linked part 1 - start there before reading this.../1
...the one word every *independent* security analyst and foreign policy expert uses for Trump's foreign policy is "incoherent." While that is no surprise for a man who - by his own admission - doesnt have daily intel briefings and rules by whim, it has severe real world.../2
...consequences for America's place in the world as well as our ability to act in our own national interest - which is the important part of being president, not tweeting, watching TV, and using Fox News commentators as your primary foreign policy advisors.
Let's go through.../3
Let's go through.../3
...some of the biggest areas of destruction. There are so many of such massive consequence that it will literally be impossible to lay them all out in anything shorter than a book. But this is the problem when you have a stupid man celebrated by uninformed people who are.../4
...constantly told that people concerned about effective POLICY are "sheep" and have "Trump derangement syndrome." So, here we go:
a. Syria. The disaster here of Trump's own making will take potentially decades to repair, and certainly years, and has served to create an.../5
a. Syria. The disaster here of Trump's own making will take potentially decades to repair, and certainly years, and has served to create an.../5
...exceptionally dangerous situation. On the broader, best understood issue: Trump's decision to abandon our most loyal ally, the Kurds, to be slaughtered because Turkish president Erdogan praised him and asked him to has wrecked our primary window into the Middle East and.../6
...shown the US to be a completely unreliable partner. We used the Kurds until Trump decided we didn't need them, and walked away so they could be slaughtered. The Kurds have been important to us everywhere - most critically in Iraq - but that relationship is over. No one.../7
...will risk themselves based on US promises ever again, because we have shown ourselves perfectly willing to turn the world over to a moron who has no idea what he is doing.
Now, years later, we are reaping what Trump sowed.
In February, Turkish troops were shelled in.../8
Now, years later, we are reaping what Trump sowed.
In February, Turkish troops were shelled in.../8
...al Bara, Syria. Despite his pleas, Turkish President Erdogan couldn't persuade Putin or Syrian leader Asad to withdraw forces that had recently encircled Turkish military positions. Now, because of US bumbling , Turkey had been turning to Russia for security relationship.../9
...with its purchase of Russian S-400 missile system. But the cooperation has not given Turkey the power it thought it had with Russia. The result? Clashes developing between Russia and Turkey and Syria, both in Syria and Lybia. America now wants a role back into Syria, BUT.../10
...we cant get one. Almost certainly Trump doesnt know this, but his Administration has been looking to consolidate and expand its presence in the eastern provinces of Deir al-Zour and al-Hasakah. And...it's failing. Our efforts have been focused on engage with.../11
...the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). We need the SDF to regain a foothold in what is now becoming an area of potentially great destabilization involving Russia, Turkey and Syria. And of course, Turkey is in NATO. So, if this escalates, what happens? Does the US abandon.../12
...Article 5 of the NATO agreement? Do we let the world catch fire and burn us while twiddling our thumbs? This is the problem: There is no plan. There never has been. Global policy and national security are complex, and Trump has never had an interest in it. After all, its.../13
...not featured o n Fox & Friends and it doesn't lend itself to "You're a jerk!" tweets. Is this recoverable? I have no idea. And unfortunately, it is impossible to put back together crystal when it has been shattered. None of the experts knows how to fix this either..../14
...b. The Middle East: Syria is not the only country that plays an enormous role in US/Western Asia/Middle East policy. They are all blended together, and Trump is screwing up in the Middle East as well.
Take something just this month involving Saudi Arabia.../15
Take something just this month involving Saudi Arabia.../15
...Trump Admin announced plans to withdraw 2 Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi. So, a drawdown. But *EIGHT MONTHS EARLIER* Trump was ramping up military commitment to the area after an attack on Saudi oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurai, to serve as an counterbalance.../16
...to Iran. The result, according to security consultants retained by dozens of Fortune 500 companies? Trump's "approach to, and assessment of, the threat landscape in the Middle East has been mercurial at best, and dangerously inconsistent at worst. Continued mixed signals.../17
..."..from the United States increases the chances of miscommunication, which in turn could further escalate tensions with Washington’s adversaries, especially Iran, and lead to conflict between a range of actors vying for power in the region."
Total and complete screw up.../18
Total and complete screw up.../18
...so why? Why would Trump go one way then the other? First, he makes decisions based on his needs for the moment. He got mad about Saudis not doing exactly as he demanded regarding oil prices, so - as is his way - he has attempted to use our military support to extort.../19
...them, so they give him what he wants at that particular moment. This make work in negotiating a real estate deal or a reality TV contract, but all it does is destabilize the world, placing our national security at increasing risk..../20
...all Trump has to claim (falsely) as a great achievement is the All Trump has in ME is the killing of Soleimani. Trump preens and claims this restored deterrence against Iran. But Iran hasn't received that message, and lives in the real world, not on Fox.../21
...continued offensive actions by Iranian-backed Shia militias in Iraq, including Kata’ib Hezbollah, and provocative actions by Iranian naval vessels in the Gulf showed the killing did nothing, so they shifted to screaming about ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, meaning...what?.../22
...makes a great statement, sounds good on Fox, but how this is expected to impede Iran has never been explained. Trump officials proclaim their Iran policy is working, but cant point to any real examples of success beyond minor tactical gains, most of which are reversible..../23
...I recognize this stuff is complex, but people need to fully *understand* how bad things are in the world because of the stupidity of Donald J. Trump and Fox propaganda that makes it impossible for millions of Americans to see what is going on.
I am far from done, but.../24
I am far from done, but.../24
..I realize, there is just so much that Trump has screwed up for America that it is not just beyond belief, but informed citizens need to know how bad it is
But for now, this is the end of Part 2. Ill tweet other parts going forward. And Trumpers - if you think he's great.../25
But for now, this is the end of Part 2. Ill tweet other parts going forward. And Trumpers - if you think he's great.../25
...explain why. No whataboutism, no bumper sticker slogans ("He's strong!") - actual, real policy that has real measurable results. NOT results you heard on Fox. Real ones. Research it. Because your Emperor King is destroying America - and it may be too late to save it.
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