| Trump losing support of the entire GCC 19:53 - Mar 9 with 2854 views | ElderGrizzly |
Quite the achievement
This was in response to Lindsay Graham calling out Saudi in particular
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| Trump losing support of the entire GCC on 11:57 - Mar 10 with 276 views | Guthrum |
| Trump losing support of the entire GCC on 20:13 - Mar 9 by ElderGrizzly |
You’re lucky you are only just finding out who he is.
He was anti-Trump until it suited his career not to be. |
And, indeed, has wavered on a number of occasions since, when it looked like the chips were down. |  |
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| Trump losing support of the entire GCC on 12:13 - Mar 10 with 227 views | Guthrum |
It struck me that the negotiating experience of Trump and his senior diplomatic envoys (Witkoff, Kushner) has all been in the realm of high-status commercial property. An environment where reputation, finance and pragmatic self-interest are king, with sharp business practices like gazumping and failing to pay for stuff not uncommon. There are winners and there are losers. It's a forum where getting very rich is the key objective.
International diplomacy, on the other hand, is governed by nuance, compromise, dancing around strong emotions (e.g. pride in, or love of country), understanding of and some respect for the other party's position and motivations. There may be no winners at all and demands a high ability to fudge and kick issues down the road. The usual target is achieving the least worst outcome, if any final conclusion is reached at all. A very different discipline, in other words. | |
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