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Well he is 70 maybe he's an undiagnosed Dissociative identity disorder, would explain a lot.
 
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gf0012-aust said:
I just about wake up every morning and wonder whether that muppet has become offended at some random comment and reaches for the football instead of his phone

there is an underlying philosophy of mine which says that I should avoid commentating on another countries leader as much as possible as its not a useful contribution in the long run

but geez that man reminds me of narcissistic sociapaths that I have interviewed. I'm somewhat in a legitimate position to comment as I also hold a current license that is federally recognised to deal with vulnerable people. (in addition to my day job)

his irrational logic, his hypersensitivity, his body language, his mannerisms - he's a walking billboard of collective behaviours of someone who would we would refer to a specialised agency

if I ran an INT shop I'd withold sensitive information from trump as well. he is borderline if not actually unhinged.

like all sociopaths, he's unable to recognise or separate fact from fiction
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In this case I think twitter is your freind, even a cursary look @realdonaldtrump you could say 5-10% of it is real, the rest lies, but media networks still publish opinions of his twitter account because apparently Trump doesn't give journos access like previous POTUS. So when ever trump gets confronted with questions he dosnt like immidiatly his reply is fake news, fake orginisation and that played out with CNN and buzz feed during trumps inauguration press confrence. With one breath instead of being criticised for being stupid he delegitimised an entire news network. I find it genius, scary but genius. From the sounds of things if you want Trumps respect, all you have to do is say his name a few times.

Oh and the trump ads hitting youtube at present. I can say thats the dirst time I have ever sat through an entire ad with out skipping it. And i have to say the things said on it isn't entirely wrong. Its a tough old world when a tyrranical being dosnt accept criticism but isn't wrong all the time.

My one desperate hope is trump pulls off his trillion dollar infrastructure spend and boost the real economy, that definitely is not a joke.
 
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Why not substitute the SNL crew for the WH crew.
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This is the reason DT needs a like button. SNL would no doubt provide better governance.

I just watched the presser. Wow. I think his supporters would be pleased, it's more of the same, more campaigning, more of the same con. For everyone else it looked more like a complete train wreck.

Personalities such as Mr Trump become more erratic under pressure. He pretty much could do anything he wanted, when he wanted, prior to becoming the President. I imagine the basic day to day restrictions of being POTUS are already stressing him, and any other problems just add to it all.
 
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More disturbing developments. Trump is continuing to gut the State Department and seems intent on bypassing career diplomats when it comes to the execution of foreign policy.After all, if complex issues can be reduced to a single page listing 9-bullet points, who needs experts? :rolleyes: According to reports Trump has failed to fill some 700 key slots in the government bureaucracy. Coupled with the loss of institutional knowledge as a result of the layoffs Amateur Hour is here to stay.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-dept-layoffs-under-rex-tillerson-being-carried-out/
 
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colay1 said:
According to reports Trump has failed to fill some 700 key slots in the government bureaucracy. Coupled with the loss of institutional knowledge as a result of the layoffs Amateur Hour is here to stay.
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To a certain extend amateur hour has been around since GWB and has gotten worse over the last 16 years. Donald is now raising the bar higher than one of his office towers. Perhaps his failure to fill government jobs is his solution to balancing the budget.:D
 
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The US foreign policy has been disastrous for the whole West, millions of middle easterners and the taxpayer's pocket. Not to mention the shift in the balance of power worldwide. I think several countries will be China's sockpuppets in the mid future. So I am not shedding any tears for career diplomats.

On the other hand Trump is an imbecile when it comes to geopolitics, from what I understand. Why is he undoing all the effort that had been made to make a deal with Iran and suspending their nuclear program? That deal was good and mutually beneficial. How many billions of Boeing aircraft is Iran buying again?

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gf0012-aust

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Fair warning - If anyone starts running down the jew-arab-muslim-semitic rabbit hole then your posts will fail to exhale

Its not happening here - so forget about it
 
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How does stiffling dissenting opinion from your diplomats in the field make your decision-making better? The Dissent Channel in the State Department serves a valuable purpose, to help make the people at the top make informed decisions. Instead, Trump says they should get with the program or quit so so much for basing his decisions on a lot of data as he likes to claim when he calls the shots. He's in his own alternate reality, isolated from the real world. When his bubble bursts, watch out.
 
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After Vincent Viola withdrew from consideration as Army Secretary, it looks like Trump's nominee for SECNAV may be having cold feet. If reports are confirmed, makes one wonder at their vetting process or maybe nominees are having an epiphany and don't think a ride on the Trump train is worth it.



Trump's Navy secretary nominee on the verge of withdrawing - CBS News


Two sources close to the situation tell CBS News that President Trump’s Navy Secretary nominee Philip Bilden is likely to withdraw his nomination.

The sources said Bilden, a former Army Reserve military officer with little naval experience, has drawn resistance to his lack of familiarity with Navy issues and has encountered difficulty separating himself from his financial interests.

But the White House has publicly denied that Bilden is reconsidering his nomination.

In a tweet Saturday responding to the report, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the sources were “wrong” and that Bilden was “100%” committed to the post...

The sources close to the situation said Bilden could withdraw as soon as this weekend.
 
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On the subject of Mattis, I've read that in the waning days of the Nixon Whitehouse, the Secretary of Defense and the Pentagon included additional precautions on access to nuclear weapons. Namely, preventing unilateral action by the president without a cabinet level officer. Is there any truth to this?
 
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General Alexander Haig was the the final WH chief of staff for Nixon and he would have kept very close watch on Nixon prior to his resignation.
 
John Fedup

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General McMaster, an active army officer, has accepted to be Trump's NSC adviser. Finally some balance at the NSC. It will be interesting to see how he and Bannon interface.
 
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General McMaster, an active army officer, has accepted to be Trump's NSC adviser. Finally some balance at the NSC. It will be interesting to see how he and Bannon interface.
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and another General with some very strong Australian links - and tested in conflict
 
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His book "Dereliction of Duty" was critical of the military for not standing up strongly enough to the civilian leadership for questionable decision making in the conduct of the Viet Nam war. Although he is now part of the civilian leadership, one suspects and hopes that he will not hesitate to push back against policies he perceives as counter-productive.
 
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gf0012-aust said:
and another General with some very strong Australian links - and tested in conflict
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Have watched a seminar he gave at CSIS about 9 months back on the future of the US Army and global security issues in general. I must say he does inspire a lot of confidence.

Also, somehow quite assuring to know that he was at 73 Easting :)
 
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