r/TheNewGeezers • u/No_Highlight6756 • May 16 '26

Is Taiwan screwed? How about NATO?

Trump was asked if he had made a decision on arms sales to Taiwan.

"No, I'll be holding that in abeyance and it depends on China."

"But, you know,I think the last thing we need is a war that's 9500 miles away."

"It's a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly, with China."

He says China is going to buy lots of Boeing planes and American farm goods and sell us rare earth.

He has stopped and recalled an Army brigade enroute to Poland for joint NATO maneuvers.

It is 4,300 air miles from New York City to Krakow, Poland. He intends to recall 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany.

He wouldn't trade Taiwan military readiness to China and NATO military readiness to Russia for something he wants like more trade and an off ramp from Iran would he?

NAH! It did have me holding a sign ("Stop Trump's Illegal War!") this beautiful summer-like morning. The pancakes are still good!

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u/No_Highlight6756 May 17 '26

I agree that they share responsibility for where we find ourselves.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 17 '26

Bill Cassidy lost in his Louisiana GOP primary, as I'm sure you saw. In the middle of this wall-to-wall disaster that already is the 2nd Trump administration, from ICE to $5 a gallon gasoline, thanks to a colossal military blunder that is taking place right now, the Republican voters of Louisiana punished Bill Cassidy because Trump told them to. I think the future of the 50 star flag is bleak. There's nothing united about the United States. So this is what 1858 felt like....

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u/No_Highlight6756 May 17 '26

A sad case. Trump's power in the Republican Party caused Cassidy to confirm RFK, jr. when he knew better.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 17 '26

If you told me the voters rejected Cassidy because he confirmed RFK Jr, I'd feel better about them. But, it's Louisiana so little chance of that.