Monday, November 14, 2016

President Obama is traveling to reassure allies and friends. I don't think that is the best message. Trump needs to prove himself as an ally before he is greeted as one.

President Obama now has a new title, "Mentor and Chief." Really?

November 14, 2016
By Gregory Korte

...Obama departs for what might be described as a humility tour. (click here)

His visits to Greece, Germany and Peru this week will deal with a wide range of American issues abroad — all of them cast in a new light by one big development back home: the election of Donald Trump.

"Of course, the Europeans are all mouths agape. How did this happen? What does it mean?" said Kurt Volker, the former U.S. permanent representative to NATO in the Bush and Obama administrations who spent election night in Berlin.

The forces that helped elect Trump — anxiety about trade, terrorism and migration — are some of the same forces roiling Europe. "I think it will be a topic on Obama's trip: All of our countries are going though this surge of anti-establishment populism," Volker said.

When Obama was the president elect, he often reminded people that the United States only has "one president at a time." And while White House aides say he'll be "running through the tape" until Jan. 20, they also acknowledged that Trump's election looms over the agenda....

I actually think the USA can manufactuer far better products than the industries right now by China. I strongly suggest Wall Street rethink their idea of global markets that victimize human beings while they bank role the misery.

But, that isn't going to be the policies that result in Washington, DC. Trump owes Chinese banks a cool billion US. He has a branch of the Bank of China housed in one of his buildings. Trump is worse than the USA's national debt, he won't even be able to entertain a change in policy with China. China owns him.

Right wing America actually thought they were going to FINALLY achieve all they wanted from previous Republican administrations? Think again.

With that reality, what was his purpose in running for President?

14 November 2016
By Tom Phillips

US president-elect Donald Trump (cllick here) would be a “naive” fool to launch an all-out trade war against China, a Communist party-controlled newspaper has claimed.

During the acrimonious race for the White House Trump repeatedly lashed out at China, vowing to punish Beijing with “defensive” 45% tariffs on Chinese imports and to officially declare it a currency manipulator....