Trump is accustomed to
excessive and flashy statements. It is his way of approaching problems. He
initially makes insane demands and then ends up getting something but not
always In the case of Greenland, this could end up with an increased American
presence on the island and perhaps mining contracts. I cannot imagine US
soldiers invading this territory, taking over the Panama Canal or integrating
Canada into the USA. Absurd requirements
at the start is a well-known negotiation technique.
But reality always ends up imposing
itself. He finally admits that ending the conflict in Ukraine will not take
only 24 hours to be solved. He is ready to say anything and everything. From
what I know one of his principles is: Any publicity, even bad, is good to take.
It is sadly evident that his worst turpitudes and stupidities when they were
revealed never tarnished his popularity.
The 25% increase in customs
duties against friendly countries while it will only be 10% for China is very
revealing. He seems to want to sanction more friendly countries rather than
China. He considers relations between countries only as a balance of power. Finally
I learned that he suspended customs duties against Mexico and Canada. It seems
that his only goal is to create buzz. ??
One of his last strokes of brilliance
so surprising taking: Taking the control
of the Gaza Strip and making a new Cote d’Azur.
The most worrying are his decrees
that have caused the USA to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights
Council or even concerning the ICC. Should we understand that in the future all
major crimes of state or leaders will no longer be punished? How far will this
president of the United States go to continue to destroy the few international
rules that tried to curb the excesses of a ruthless world?