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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting.  The MAGAs on this board constantly told us that Trump was going to get us out of wars (ignoring of course that we’re not in any wars).  But now threatening to invade another country is actually awesome.  [/quote]

Neither party, thank goodness, takes an absolutist position on foreign interventions as a category. The parties differ only on which ones are necessary and how much resources should be devoted to each.  The GOP is skeptical of our interventions in Syria and Ukraine (and not even universally, there is widespread disagreement in the GOP regarding these conflicts).  The mainstream media has declared these 2 examples to be proof of "isolationism."  And the left just accepts this, despite abundant evidence otherwise.

Even this topic was presented as, is it okay to pressure other countries? Rather than issue-specific, should the US pressure Panama to change its policy toward China?

Trump has his eyes on the economy and energy markets and the Panama Canal is key to that. So even if want to try to view foreign policy in a vacuum, reality doesn't work that way.  It affects our economy.

But no one on the left wants these real conversations. They want to say, "gosh all those right wingers sure are illiterate and dumb!"  And then come on here with a total lack of curiosity about the issues and even our recent history of literally rolling our Marines into Panama and deposits its political leadership. Over, frankly, less than this Canal issue. [/quote]

Yeah, no one is talking about “pressure other countries” which is clearly some misplaced uphemism in this case. Trump straight up threated our alley Panama by threatening to take the Panama Canal back by force. Last week he trolled Trudeau calling him governor and calling Canada the 51st state. Then he was screaming at BRICS countries telling them what they can and can’t do and that’s start their own currency.

Normal people on here can see that type of behavior is enormously harmful. Petty threats. You’re so up Trumps rear end you seem to believe the way he speaks to other nations with his little internet tweets is somehow akin to wise diplomacy. It’s telling. Do you think other countries are going to sit here in perpetuity accepting that kind of sht talk? You think it’s helpful?[/quote]

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