Trump, and Biden before are evidence that there needs to be an upper age limit for the "most powerful office" in the world. I'm Trumps age, and know that I am not as sharp as I was even 5 years ago. Most days, I spend a little time trying to remember why I just opened the refrigerator door. We certainly do not need someone loosing touch to represent us on the world stage--especially seeing just how screwed up that stage is.
What's really interesting here is how much important U.S. foreign policy news there is in it that seems to be almost completely blacked out from the U.S. news media, whether one follows the liberal mainstream or their conservative counterparts. And to add my further analysis to what these astute observers have to say, what strikes me about Trump's foreign policy is, rhetoric aside, how consistent it is with that of all his predecessors, Democratic or Republican. It's still "Bombs and Propaganda," whether we're dropping them or someone else is dropping our bombs. https://www.bitchute.com/video/bpxfJakEEnx2
Welcome to some semblance of truth and sanity. Mark does a wonderful job of transmitting what people in the know are really saying and you're right is differs quite drastically from the MSM and the clapping seals whose blogs tend to be in line with the same people running the Uniparty.
I think Alex Mercouris has things more or less properly scoped out, and his take is quite different from anything presented here. First, a 2-hour phone call is extraordinary, which implies that the two men like each other and that Putin is not just talking to be polite (or that Trump is somehow losing it or in decline). Second, Russia's aim is security, and Putin must see a way that Trump can be useful in achieving this. Otherwise, this would be a serious waste of time for him, which some in Russia evidently think it is. Mercouris thinks what we are seeing is evidence that Trump is beginning to get it and, accordingly, to be getting free of the influence of the neocons who have been tugging on him about Ukraine.
Thank you. I value Mercouris's opinion, I watched the Duran for over a year and learned that they seemed to be true analysts, and, they also seemed to hope for the best for 'our side' and they understood the terrible position we'd been put in by events and people (like the left and our purported allies, and neocons who worked for power, control, and loved war).
Thanks, Greg. There's a lot of conflicting argumentation going on. I'm currently listening to Doctorow (before I head out again). He's arguing that Trump is playing multi-D chess to neutralize domestic and Euro opposition to a deal with Russia. It's an interesting argument, but it requires Putin to trust Trump at every turn. Remember, too, that the Middle East--in which Russia has important interests--and China play into this deeply.
Now the media wants us all to regret Zhou, who, they imply, demented and suffering with cancer, was preferable to the Orange Man (cabbage to oranges as Childers would say!) now occupying the WH. Where are JDV (his remarks to the press don’t impress) and Tulsi? Or does their counsel have little impact?
After the many faces of Biden saga I wonder if we’re seeing the same with Trump. Trump clones, yikes! I don’t think the world can handle more than one Trump.
Trump is a megalomaniac, every non western world leader knows this. The insanity of American presidents has spiralled since Clinton, they are a mirror of American society. No one outside of the western bubble has any doubts as to how unstable, unpredictable and how mind numbingly stupid the leaders of the west are. The realisation that our lives are controlled by these megalomaniacs is a deeply depressing one which gets worse with each passing day.
I have wondered the same thing about Trump's mental state and its possible deterioration. Many times he does not seem rational. That is, he often fails to exhibit the ability to logically analyze problems or to act in a logically consistent, orderly fashion to achieve solutions. He also seems to have empathy that can be turned on or off according to the situation (Ukraine deaths vs. Gaza deaths), which is rather pathological. It is almost like he is a twisted caricature of who he was during his first term, with his worst traits being grossly exaggerated this time around.
Well he may be having mental problems, or he may just be lying about what he has done, or he may not remember what he has done - take your pick:
For what it is worth, Martin Armstrong (based in part on his contacts in DC) thinks Trump has some sanity left and does indeed want to pull U.S. out of Europe and does not believe a peace deal will be achieved in Ukraine. Well, it certainly won't if Trump continues to support Ukraine with arms and intelligence.
I can't agree with the "twisted caricature" description of Trump. He's behaving as he has always done, particularly in view of his first term. Trump blathers, dithers and misrepresents, revealing that he doesn't bother to try to understand his actual role in the office he holds. Megalomaniacs are like that.
It may be more accurate to say that Trump's campaigning persona is a caricature of his actual persona.
What I have witnessed during the past 4 months indicates that PDJT IS past his prime.
Descriptions of his behavior and speech have included: inconsistent, volatile, irrational, daft, unpredictable, disordered...just any one of these adjectives in description of him spells DANGER.
His actions do not always jive with his speech. Saying the US under Biden should not have sent money and weapons to Ukraine, and then continuing this practice himself...well, yes Mr. President it IS your war now.
He laments that the people of Gaza are suffering, yet he supplies the 2,000 lb. bombs to drop on them, and he won't make the phone call to Netanyahu to get the gates open so that humanitarian aid can flow inside.
And he denounces terrorists--orders one or more of the leaders killed--and then warms up to the infamous HTS leader of Syria with a handshake, face-to-face time, and compliments. All this while the now cleaned up villain is having Christians and Alawites murdered.
Trumps main problem appears to be simple arrogance
Trump believes he can do everything all at once at the same time
Instead of one goal resolving Ukraine - focus - all efforts directed on effort - think Kennedy Cuba
- Trump does the Tariffs at the same time - Why ???
I get the Tariff idea - I get the desire of US manufacturing - of course it will never happen at a competitive level - if Trump does not make - Union Free zones or otherwise curtail Union overpayments etc... but that is another story
Why did Trump start the Tariffs when he did ??? - I will never understand that - except he thinks he can magically solve ukraine tariffs israel iran all at the same time - yet clearly does not have the focus, nor the time to give these complicated issues the time they deserve
Did Kennedy send a Witkoff or a Kellogg to Russia or have them makes calls to talk about Cuba
Trumps head has to be spinning no way anyone can actually comprehend all these complicated issues at the same time - it is stupidity and we see it in the results
Yeah, this is a problem with Doctorow's narrative. Nobody has the time for all that. You need trusted assistants who aren't working against you. Presuming Witkoff fits that role, he ain't enough.
Everyone has said it - Witkoff is probably great - on his home turf - on real estate
Witkoff has absolutely no none zero understanding of the culture and the history of Iran or even Ukraine / Russia just for examples
- Witkoff has absolutely no none zero understanding of the content or history of Iran or the history of the East or the Iranian prior agreement
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was an agreement reached in 2015 between Iran, the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the US (the P5+1).
Witkoff has no understanding of missiles or nuclear weapons - I don't either - I mean maybe a little - but I am not negotiating a nuclear treaty.
It's Just That Silly - And you'll notice the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia are apparently ' not in ' on the new proposals - how does anything make sense
Trump could have gone to Putin Russia May celebration and met personally with Putin and Xi [ China ] and got something done - he could have stayed and extra day if he wanted sat and talked and accomplished
Instead Trump stayed home saying America was the greatest and we should have our own celebration
It was childlike and silly. There is no diplomacy just boisterous statements, pats on our own backs, and threats - and we all see the results.
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Candidly I expected a lot more from Trump but he's caught up in all this other crap with no focus --++ Did you see Harvard and the expelling of students announced -- Insane
Today Greta Van Sustern on Newsmax didn't even mention a major cause of the war, the biolabs! And having NATO on their doorstep. She seemed very anti-Putin.
Greta speaks on behalf of her masters. She is a prime example of why Lara Logan no longer in sight on any major news operation. She was too brave, too honest, and too willing to speak truth to power. Greta has none of those virtues or principals.
It’s too bad, because what’s gonna wind up happening soon is that he becomes irrelevant. He really does becomes the caricature you refer to. If he doesn’t hurry with whatever it is he’s trying to accomplish, he becomes a lame duck in about 12-18 months. Then things could really become interesting and dangerous.
Trump, and Biden before are evidence that there needs to be an upper age limit for the "most powerful office" in the world. I'm Trumps age, and know that I am not as sharp as I was even 5 years ago. Most days, I spend a little time trying to remember why I just opened the refrigerator door. We certainly do not need someone loosing touch to represent us on the world stage--especially seeing just how screwed up that stage is.
What's really interesting here is how much important U.S. foreign policy news there is in it that seems to be almost completely blacked out from the U.S. news media, whether one follows the liberal mainstream or their conservative counterparts. And to add my further analysis to what these astute observers have to say, what strikes me about Trump's foreign policy is, rhetoric aside, how consistent it is with that of all his predecessors, Democratic or Republican. It's still "Bombs and Propaganda," whether we're dropping them or someone else is dropping our bombs. https://www.bitchute.com/video/bpxfJakEEnx2
Welcome to some semblance of truth and sanity. Mark does a wonderful job of transmitting what people in the know are really saying and you're right is differs quite drastically from the MSM and the clapping seals whose blogs tend to be in line with the same people running the Uniparty.
he could've been a hero :-(
I think Alex Mercouris has things more or less properly scoped out, and his take is quite different from anything presented here. First, a 2-hour phone call is extraordinary, which implies that the two men like each other and that Putin is not just talking to be polite (or that Trump is somehow losing it or in decline). Second, Russia's aim is security, and Putin must see a way that Trump can be useful in achieving this. Otherwise, this would be a serious waste of time for him, which some in Russia evidently think it is. Mercouris thinks what we are seeing is evidence that Trump is beginning to get it and, accordingly, to be getting free of the influence of the neocons who have been tugging on him about Ukraine.
Thank you. I value Mercouris's opinion, I watched the Duran for over a year and learned that they seemed to be true analysts, and, they also seemed to hope for the best for 'our side' and they understood the terrible position we'd been put in by events and people (like the left and our purported allies, and neocons who worked for power, control, and loved war).
Thanks, Greg. There's a lot of conflicting argumentation going on. I'm currently listening to Doctorow (before I head out again). He's arguing that Trump is playing multi-D chess to neutralize domestic and Euro opposition to a deal with Russia. It's an interesting argument, but it requires Putin to trust Trump at every turn. Remember, too, that the Middle East--in which Russia has important interests--and China play into this deeply.
Now the media wants us all to regret Zhou, who, they imply, demented and suffering with cancer, was preferable to the Orange Man (cabbage to oranges as Childers would say!) now occupying the WH. Where are JDV (his remarks to the press don’t impress) and Tulsi? Or does their counsel have little impact?
Your point is legitimate---causing me to remember that 'hope is not a strategy'.
After the many faces of Biden saga I wonder if we’re seeing the same with Trump. Trump clones, yikes! I don’t think the world can handle more than one Trump.
Trump is a megalomaniac, every non western world leader knows this. The insanity of American presidents has spiralled since Clinton, they are a mirror of American society. No one outside of the western bubble has any doubts as to how unstable, unpredictable and how mind numbingly stupid the leaders of the west are. The realisation that our lives are controlled by these megalomaniacs is a deeply depressing one which gets worse with each passing day.
I have wondered the same thing about Trump's mental state and its possible deterioration. Many times he does not seem rational. That is, he often fails to exhibit the ability to logically analyze problems or to act in a logically consistent, orderly fashion to achieve solutions. He also seems to have empathy that can be turned on or off according to the situation (Ukraine deaths vs. Gaza deaths), which is rather pathological. It is almost like he is a twisted caricature of who he was during his first term, with his worst traits being grossly exaggerated this time around.
Well he may be having mental problems, or he may just be lying about what he has done, or he may not remember what he has done - take your pick:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-should-never-have-gotten-entangled-ukraine-death-trap-trump
For what it is worth, Martin Armstrong (based in part on his contacts in DC) thinks Trump has some sanity left and does indeed want to pull U.S. out of Europe and does not believe a peace deal will be achieved in Ukraine. Well, it certainly won't if Trump continues to support Ukraine with arms and intelligence.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/they-want-war-martin-armstrong-slams-european-leaders-reinstating-military-drafts
I can't agree with the "twisted caricature" description of Trump. He's behaving as he has always done, particularly in view of his first term. Trump blathers, dithers and misrepresents, revealing that he doesn't bother to try to understand his actual role in the office he holds. Megalomaniacs are like that.
It may be more accurate to say that Trump's campaigning persona is a caricature of his actual persona.
What I have witnessed during the past 4 months indicates that PDJT IS past his prime.
Descriptions of his behavior and speech have included: inconsistent, volatile, irrational, daft, unpredictable, disordered...just any one of these adjectives in description of him spells DANGER.
His actions do not always jive with his speech. Saying the US under Biden should not have sent money and weapons to Ukraine, and then continuing this practice himself...well, yes Mr. President it IS your war now.
He laments that the people of Gaza are suffering, yet he supplies the 2,000 lb. bombs to drop on them, and he won't make the phone call to Netanyahu to get the gates open so that humanitarian aid can flow inside.
And he denounces terrorists--orders one or more of the leaders killed--and then warms up to the infamous HTS leader of Syria with a handshake, face-to-face time, and compliments. All this while the now cleaned up villain is having Christians and Alawites murdered.
Where is Donald Trump's good and moral judgment?!
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Trumps main problem appears to be simple arrogance
Trump believes he can do everything all at once at the same time
Instead of one goal resolving Ukraine - focus - all efforts directed on effort - think Kennedy Cuba
- Trump does the Tariffs at the same time - Why ???
I get the Tariff idea - I get the desire of US manufacturing - of course it will never happen at a competitive level - if Trump does not make - Union Free zones or otherwise curtail Union overpayments etc... but that is another story
Why did Trump start the Tariffs when he did ??? - I will never understand that - except he thinks he can magically solve ukraine tariffs israel iran all at the same time - yet clearly does not have the focus, nor the time to give these complicated issues the time they deserve
Did Kennedy send a Witkoff or a Kellogg to Russia or have them makes calls to talk about Cuba
Trumps head has to be spinning no way anyone can actually comprehend all these complicated issues at the same time - it is stupidity and we see it in the results
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Yeah, this is a problem with Doctorow's narrative. Nobody has the time for all that. You need trusted assistants who aren't working against you. Presuming Witkoff fits that role, he ain't enough.
Everyone has said it - Witkoff is probably great - on his home turf - on real estate
Witkoff has absolutely no none zero understanding of the culture and the history of Iran or even Ukraine / Russia just for examples
- Witkoff has absolutely no none zero understanding of the content or history of Iran or the history of the East or the Iranian prior agreement
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was an agreement reached in 2015 between Iran, the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the US (the P5+1).
Witkoff has no understanding of missiles or nuclear weapons - I don't either - I mean maybe a little - but I am not negotiating a nuclear treaty.
It's Just That Silly - And you'll notice the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia are apparently ' not in ' on the new proposals - how does anything make sense
It's just Bad Business.
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Yeah, this idea that businessmen can do a better job of governing because they'll approach problems in a systematic, rational, manner? Myth.
Trump could have gone to Putin Russia May celebration and met personally with Putin and Xi [ China ] and got something done - he could have stayed and extra day if he wanted sat and talked and accomplished
Instead Trump stayed home saying America was the greatest and we should have our own celebration
It was childlike and silly. There is no diplomacy just boisterous statements, pats on our own backs, and threats - and we all see the results.
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Candidly I expected a lot more from Trump but he's caught up in all this other crap with no focus --++ Did you see Harvard and the expelling of students announced -- Insane
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Why would he go to Russia? He's too busy running the world.
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Insane
Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling foreign students, threatens broader crackdown
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-blocks-harvards-ability-enroll-international-students-nyt-reports-2025-05-22/
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Agreed, and I think that Trump's handlers should take the tariff power away from him before he pokes himself in the eye with it.
Today Greta Van Sustern on Newsmax didn't even mention a major cause of the war, the biolabs! And having NATO on their doorstep. She seemed very anti-Putin.
Greta speaks on behalf of her masters. She is a prime example of why Lara Logan no longer in sight on any major news operation. She was too brave, too honest, and too willing to speak truth to power. Greta has none of those virtues or principals.
It’s too bad, because what’s gonna wind up happening soon is that he becomes irrelevant. He really does becomes the caricature you refer to. If he doesn’t hurry with whatever it is he’s trying to accomplish, he becomes a lame duck in about 12-18 months. Then things could really become interesting and dangerous.
Gilbert Doctorow still sees logic in Trump's actions, at least regarding Putin & Ukraine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iAqvd-rKi4
Doctorow attributes Trump's flip-floppery to DJT's perceived need to keep off balance those who are pressuring him.
Regarding Trump-Gaza, Doctorow merely said, "He just doesn't have time for that right now."