September Thoughts

The dontard is going to skip a couple of important Asian summits.  The vice president will attend but it is likely to be viewed as a bit of a snub by them and provide China greater inroads and influence.

I believe this is because he isn't really comfortable with these type of summits where he is not the center of attention and also because it would be during a period where his presidency might be on the line.

We as a country have always paid more attention to Europe, it is where our country had most of its roots and where we feel a sort of kinship for those with Western heritage.

Of course Asia is much more populous and still developing so its where most future business opportunities are greatest.

As these countries grow richer, the number of customers who can afford our goods will provide great opportunities.

Of course we know other nations want to exploit that market and certainly our companies are eager to sell their.

We seem however to be making it more and more difficult for them, at least to sell things made here.

We have withdrawn from the Trans Pacific Trade deal and as noted earlier are skipping some important summits.

China and Russia aren't.

As we engage in a trade war with the biggest Asian country and fail to represent our business interests in the area properly we are allowing other countries to expand and fill the gaps.

Not very pro business.

Complex Matters

It seems like foreign relations is turning out to be complex, much like health care, who would have thunk it?

After all, when all you did was criticize everything your predecessors did in tweets based on the phony stuff you see on Fox news, well the world is simple.

America needs to demand all the other countries toe the line.

Make our allies pay more for things.

Stop letting the UN be so, well international.

Make those mid-eastern countries stop fighting, he didn't understand what they were fighting over anyways.

Ban those Islamic American haters who attacked us.

Back out of our negotiated deals, we didn't get everything we could possible want.

Take a long time to fill important posts and then send unqualified but loyal people.

Praise oppressive dictators while attacking our intelligence communities.

Move our Embassy to Jerusalem, who would object to that?

Help China and Russia greatly expand their influence in the world as ours wanes.

Make our European allies start to treat us as an adversary, as we threaten them with sanctions for keeping their word with Iran.

Teach the whole world that we can't be trusted, our word is meaningless, and our intentions are purely selfish.

America first?

America alone?