Donald Trump has shown up the European Union. He’s revealed that the world’s largest single market is a paper tiger to be kicked around, with basically no leverage or strength to resist American demands.
Telegraph- Trump has just triumphed over the EU
With the tariff deal today between the EU and the US the trade war is effectively over. And yet as the dust settles, one point will surely become clear. Despite all the chaos, this has turned into a triumph for President Trump – and a humiliation for a weakened EU.
Telegraph- This trade deal is the EU’s greatest humiliation since Britain voted to Leave
I sure hope that the Rump Kisser and his feckless cabinet have read those Telegraph articles and are now scurrying back from their vacays to resume Parliament and roll up their sleeves to their elbows to get down to business. Right?
Or maybe they are all just in a drunken stupor at some milk people’s mansion, enjoying the decline.
On the upside, at least we know that Trudeau is getting lucky…
Posted yesterday, but relevant here:
Shrug. Carney’s plan? To have Trump say “Forget it. Can’t make a deal with you guys. 100 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods!”
Bobblehead will let the country sink to third world status because he knows full well that he’ll gain more traction with gormless “elbows up” voters. If he brokered a deal that had the appearance of making concessions, he’d be crucified.
And he’d damned well be crucified by Pee-pee & Co. too.
Hooking up with hooker Katy Perry can hardly be termed … “lucky”
Humorous if you consider the sole objective of the European Union was was to compete and win against the U.S. who they’ve always considered to be the Silverback gorilla in any trade discussions.
Meanwhile Jughead Ford is mouthing off, talking about “We are bargaining from a position of strength”…”The only thing bullies understand”…”We have products Trump wants and needs”. Yada yada yada.
Not realizing that if Trump ever woke up on the wrong side of the bed one morning, he could make tumbleweeds roll down the Oshawa/ Windsor auto manufacturing corridor.
Humorous if you consider the sole objective of the European Union was was to compete and win against the U.S. who they’ve always considered to be the Silverback gorilla in any trade discussions.
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It was created to, primarily, do just that. However, should you ask, they’d tell you that the primary reason for the EU’s creation was to foster peace between European nations based on mutual dependence. Were I to rank the reasons for the EU’s conception it would go like this:
1. Compete and dominate economically with a focus on the US economy.
2. Directly counter any nationalistic tendencies that might create identity and patriotism. Thus opening the door for rampant immigration.
3. Control of EU residents by non-elected officials based on a perceived hierarchy and governing by Fiat.
4. Uniform regulation, requirements and rules controlled by non-elected officials.
5. And, finally, peace keeping through mutual dependency (which, interestingly extends to buying energy products from the Russians, thanks to Angela Merkel)
And Trump mocked the excuse for what they call “Free Speech” … over there, over there.
Burton,
The only position of stench that Doug can exude is when he power dumps on his reinforced throne each morning, all morning. Defecation is his stench.
Most European States, the UK, and Canada are vassals of the USA. They have been since WWII. The USA has allowed them to build and rebuild their economies while they hide behind its military and economic power for protection.