Trump Wants to Take the World “Back to the Future”
(The Senate must stop his illogical and mad scheme)
His Actions Prove He is Dangerous and Unstable
Major Update (October 6, 2017): Heart of this
update from the Washington Post – worth the time to read it.
Original Post (October 5, 2017):
Introduction:
More than
any other issue that has threatened transatlantic cohesion this year, President Trump’s decision to de-certify
Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal could start a chain of events that
would sharply divide the United States from its closest traditional allies in
the world.
“After the
Paris climate decision,” in which Trump withdrew the United States from a
widely supported, painfully negotiated accord, “this could push multi-lateralism
to the breaking point,” said a senior official from one of the three European
signatories to the Iran deal.
None of the three — Britain, France and Germany —
believes Iran is in violation, and each has said publicly it will not
renegotiate the nuclear agreement.
U.S.
imposition of sanctions affecting banks that even indirectly do business in
Iran would doubtless influence those countries’ companies, they say, and would
be considered an unfriendly act.
“We will not follow the United States in reneging on
our international obligations with this deal,” said a second official. “Not the
E-3, nor the rest of the 28” members of the European Union.
Trump is
expected to give a speech late next week announcing his decision and outlining
the results of a months-long Iran policy review. People familiar with his
thinking say he will not certify that Iran is honoring its commitments and will
declare that sticking with the deal is no longer in the U.S. national interest.
Nothing will
happen immediately, as the decision would be punted to Congress. The Senate
could decide to restore pre-deal sanctions on Iran with a simple majority of
51, including a vote by Vice President Pence to break any tie.
My conclusion and these points:
First: If Trump does withdraw, then our Senate must override the decision, period, no question
about and with the numbers to stop a Trump veto, period.
Second: If what we are seeing with this critical
issue, as well as Trump’s attitude and such towards and about North Korea is
his version of “The Art of Deal” then folks to be blunt we are f**ked. Not only
the country, but the free world as a whole.
With Trump’s personality, verbosity, and approach to
serious world and domestic problems that we have seen from day one, plus all
the firings, dismissals, resignations, and investigations and so forth, speaks
only to the issue of how bad a shape we are in and becoming worse due to this
man’s insane way of thinking and solving problems, even if we can call it
problem solving at all – more like making problems worse.
Third: The North Korean nuclear issue and now this
with Iran and the potential to have a nuclear arms race – and both now on top of
the Nobel Peace Prize now going to a group advocating total nuclear disarmamentaround the globe is very worrisome harking back the days of the nuclear arms race
between the U.S. and the old USSR 50 years ago … we need not go “Back the
Future” no way in hell.
This hard nose approach by Trump and conservatives bent
on lower taxes for the rich, more and more on defense, and abolishing social
programs for the needy of our country is most concerting and should be to
everyone. All that puts us on a very, very dangerous path that no one saw
coming with this man as our president.
“Art of the Deal” – more like “Art of the Con” which
strongly see as Trump's only motivation – that and keeping himself and “Trump Empire, Inc.”
in lights around the globe while staying front and center for personal
gratification and nothing else.
But, hey that may be just me, but I don’t think so.
The question is simple: What do rational logical-thinking people do about what
we see?
Thanks for stopping by.
Original Post (October 5, 2017):
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trump
as was expected is to announce soon that he will de-certify the landmark
international deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, a senior administration official
in a step that potentially could cause the 2015 accord to unravel.
The official, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said Trump is also expected to roll out a broader U.S.
strategy on Iran that would be more confrontational. The Trump administration
has frequently criticized Iran's conduct in the Middle East.
Trump, who has called the
pact an “embarrassment and the worst deal ever negotiated.” He has been
weighing whether it serves U.S. security interests as he faces an October 15
deadline for certifying that Iran is complying with its terms.
If Trump declines to certify
Iran's compliance, U.S. congressional leaders would have 60 days to decide
whether to re-impose sanctions on Tehran suspended under the agreement.
The prospect that Washington could renege on the pact, which was signed
by the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, the European
Union and Iran, has worried some of the U.S. allies that helped negotiate it. In fact, they all strongly support it.
Supporters say its collapse could
trigger a regional arms race and worsen Middle East tensions, while opponents
say it went too far in easing sanctions without requiring that Iran end its
nuclear program permanently.
Iranian authorities have
repeatedly said Tehran would not be the first to violate the accord, under
which Iran agreed to restrict its nuclear program in return for lifting most
international sanctions that had crippled its economy.
The Washington Post first
reported Trump's plans to de-certify the deal.
Note: Trump’s real motive is to erase everything, anything, all with Mr.
Obama’s signature – and Trump has long criticized the pact, which was a
signature foreign policy achievement of Mr. Obama.
Previous Updates and Background Here – (April 19, 2017):
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying
with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack
Obama, and says the U.S. has extended the sanctions relief given to the Islamic
republic in exchange for curbs on its atomic program.
However,
in a letter sent late Tuesday to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson said the administration has undertaken a full review of the
agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, adding: “Iran
remains a leading state sponsor of terror, through many platforms and methods
and council-led inter agency review of the agreement will evaluate whether it is
vital to the national security interests of the United States.”
The
certification of Iran's compliance, which must be sent to Congress every 90
days, is the first issued by the Trump administration. The deadline for this certification
was midnight.
Background:
As a candidate, Trump was an outspoken critic of the deal but had offered
conflicting opinions on whether he would try to scrap it, modify it, or keep it
in place with more strenuous enforcement. Tuesday's determination suggested
that while Trump agreed with findings by the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), that Iran is keeping to its end of
the bargain, he is looking for another way to ratchet up pressure on Tehran.
Despite
the sanctions relief, Iran remains on the State Department's list of state
sponsors of terrorism for its support of anti-Israel groups and is still
subject to non-nuclear sanctions, including for human rights abuses and for its
backing of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government.
The
nuclear deal was sealed in Vienna in July 2015 after 18 months of negotiations
led by former Secretary of State John Kerry and diplomats from the other four
permanent members of the U.N. Security Council — Britain, China, France and
Russia — and Germany. Under its terms, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program,
long suspected of being aimed at developing atomic weapons, in return for
billions of dollars in sanctions relief.
Opponents
of the deal, including Israel, objected, saying it only delayed Iran's pursuit
of nuclear weapons and did not allow for the kind of inspections of its atomic
sites that would guarantee it was not cheating. Obama, Kerry and others who
negotiated the deal strenuously defended its terms and said the agreement made
Israel, the Middle East and the world a safer place.
My conclusions:
Jealousy about Mr. Obama seems to be the driving force and key equation
that underscores Trump’s utter racist attitude toward and about Mr. Obama.
He seems to be driven by his feelings that “no black man is better at being
president than me” (That is my view not his words, per se, but I also believe
it’s a valid view of how Trump feels – his actions speak volumes in that
regard).
The Senate must not allow Trump’s insane de-certification plan to go through
– they must veto it and now allow it to happen.
First it was and remains North Korea and their nukes and now Iran …
I surmise that nukes must be Trump’s aphrodisiac?
The world is watching – what will the all GOP-run senate do to stop
this madness?
Boy, oh boy, hold your breath.
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