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Speech by French Senator Claude Malhuret on Ukraine and European security

diplomatizzando.blogspot.com/2025/03/speech-by-french-senator-claude.html

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The odious JDV's world view, as perceived by the Beeb.  Never heard the ghastly expression, "red-pilled", before, but then, I barely remember the first Matrix film & don't frequent internet sites on which it is likely to be used.

And James Marriott in today's Times on the yawning gap these days between the Brits & the Yanks.



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This would be hysterical, if you didn't have to add in the fact that Marco Rubio is currently trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine.



-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Tuesday 11th of March 2025 07:55:55 PM

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Bob in Spain wrote:

This would be hysterical, if you didn't have to add in the fact that Marco Rubio is currently trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine.


I agree, Bob.  Up there with Dubya's famous quote:   "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for "entrepreneur"", but arguably less "innocent".  I half-heard (the programme didn't have my full attention) a commentator on the BBC News channel this afternoon say that Rubio wasn't a Secretary of State &, in response to a question from the reporter about how much longer he might might last, add that Trump never shied away from sacking people...     



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RFK is well & truly beyond the pale.  disbelief  furious



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You cant make it up 

Donald Trump took to social media to whine about who negotiated a deal allowing Canada to supply energy to the U.S. but, it turns out, he made the deal. biggrin

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-whines-signed-deal-allow-164124551.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIzWWRUqhR1e7c-HFRbVxdgZqXrnnMxwq9hgoLxZym4-p5OYSD6pRSIkPBPcDb5KLYKr8CXaxsOZNgvmnM-KwMLS3oM5drMHKnQE4mLBBalOnx1vwmSXju1Yw5XVU0Csh7ebQ5F0LrjdQ05LPloIvTdb7aEGsxzlPSPvRrQu00ei



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Elegant Point wrote:

You cant make it up 

Donald Trump took to social media to whine about who negotiated a deal allowing Canada to supply energy to the U.S. but, it turns out, he made the deal. biggrin

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-whines-signed-deal-allow-164124551.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIzWWRUqhR1e7c-HFRbVxdgZqXrnnMxwq9hgoLxZym4-p5OYSD6pRSIkPBPcDb5KLYKr8CXaxsOZNgvmnM-KwMLS3oM5drMHKnQE4mLBBalOnx1vwmSXju1Yw5XVU0Csh7ebQ5F0LrjdQ05LPloIvTdb7aEGsxzlPSPvRrQu00ei


 

 ... and of course lauded it at the time.



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The concern for me is whether Trump would go further than economic war with Canada and take it to a military level. Id like to think it would be impossible as people around him would stand up and be counted and the US military would refuse; and in both the cases of Canada and Greenland, attacking the sovereignty of an ally would surely cause a lot of push back from NATO countries. I hope Britain would have the balls to call him out and stand up against him.

But the whole thing is incredibly concerning that this rhetoric is being pursued by him and makes one wonder if the USA can be trusted as an ally going forwards or just the play ground bully that your glad isnt bullying you at the moment and is picking on your friends.

I wonder if Americans generally are embarrassed - I have a work contact (ex work contact given my situation) who is American and lives in Atlanta. Also ex military. And he is distraught at the behaviour of Trump towards Zelensky. Havent spoken to him re Canada or Greenland or Panama for that matter.

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JonH comes home wrote:

I wonder if Americans generally are embarrassed


A proportion of the population? Yes.

But "generally"? No. The USofA is a very big place, and a lot of it is very parochial, and outside their small sphere those people believe what they are told about "other stuff", like religion and politics (particularly international relations). They actually believe that their country is under existential threat, and that their current leadership is bravely fighting the world to counter that threat. They see that their glorious leaders' treatment of a foreign dictator live on TV was "putting the foreigner in his place", not embarrassing at all.



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Stranger Things.

There is a suggestion that under the Trump 2.0 administration, the United States has exhibited  a shift in foreign policy and domestic rhetoric that draws parallels to the governance styles of Russia and China, diverging from traditional European norms.

Trump's emphasis on nationalism, skepticism towards international alliances, and prioritisation of unilateral action resonates with the authoritarian tendencies seen in both Moscow and Beijing. His approach to governance, marked by a disdain for traditional media narratives and a penchant for direct communication via social media, mirror the information control strategies employed by authoritarian regimes.

Moreover, Trump's transactional view of international relations, where alliances were often evaluated through the lens of immediate national interests rather than shared democratic values, further align U.S. policy with the more pragmatic, power-centric perspectives of Russia and China. This shift highlights a departure from Europe's multilateralism and commitment to democratic principles, underscoring a growing ideological rift in the global order.

On a lighter note - Elon Musk explaining Tesla cars to Trump: It's literally like a golf cart that goes really fast. ... wink



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What next?  And all because Trump doesn't like what it says.  Needless to say, Musk had a hand in it.  furious



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What next?


This, this, this (good to know that at least some representatives of US officialdom are capable of demonstrating a bit of backbone) or this (the painting makes his cheeks look unnaturally pudgy, but the permanent scowl is about right)?  And this latest business with the accidental leaking of exchanges about possible air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen to a journalist "accidentally" added to a Signal chat group beggars belief!  disbelief 



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One piece of possible good news announced on 1st April. With the imposition of the new tariffs, the prize money at US tennis events will go up in line with the players countries tariff for overseas players, to allow for their increased rates. Jack D , for example, would get 10% increase at the US Open , other European players will see 20%.

I understand the POTUS has yet to confirm this is true.

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If you want to understand the US end-game here, search out and read the policy paper that is behind it all, from Trump's Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Stephan Miran. Published after Trump was elected, and is the paper that secured him the nomination for his position.

It's name: "A User's Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System" (This is the link to the original PDF on the site of the original sponsoring body)

Oh boy! you ain't seen nothing yet.

Even a worldweary cynic like me was a bit staggered to see the sheer magnitude of their ruthless ambition, and the degree to which they believe they are owed it, and the disregard and contempt for everyone and everything on the planet that is not them.

Summary, for those so inclined:

Spoiler

USA has declared real war; not trade, not metaphorical, not proxy, but very real war on the world.
In the modern world, with capital so liquid, crippling punishment can be poured on a country, setting it under siege, and forcing it's capitulation without the need to involve the military. That's what the USA has done.

People still underestimate the scope of their grab for total control of the world here.

Don't take my word for any of it: find it, read it. Be prepared. Tell your friends! Happy Easter!



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It's all a crying shame. And I literally have had tears in my eyes at various times since Trump was elected. And I just watch from afar.

So much sympathy for the millions of people throughout the world that are seriously effected by the actions of this shameful ( yet shameless ) administration.



-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 8th of April 2025 11:22:17 AM

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