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Title: John Bolton: We May Punish Europe If They Don’t Pull Out Of Iran Deal Too
Source: YouTube
URL Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osyxJFa6188
Published: May 20, 2018
Author: Kyle Kulinski
Post Date: 2018-05-20 09:57:00 by A Pole
Keywords: Iran, Europe, sanctions
Views: 3577
Comments: 31

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#2. To: A Pole (#0)

Have to agree Trump is overplaying the US hand, acting like we have a full house but only holding 2-pair. He's making Russia look friendlier to Europe.

Pinguinite  posted on  2018-05-20   10:20:53 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Pinguinite (#2)

Have to agree Trump is overplaying the US hand, acting like we have a full house but only holding 2-pair.

Hooey. The EU will whine and complain, dodge and weave and look for some dodge, then they'll finally fall into line.

Like the colonies of the American empire that they truly are.

Trump won't even have to threaten to withdraw all NATO forces from Europe. But he could do that and a lot more if he wanted to. And our Congress and our allies could do nothing about it. Zero.

It's good to be commander-in-chief.

Tooconservative  posted on  2018-05-20   10:51:34 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Tooconservative (#4)

Like the colonies of the American empire that they truly are.

That is indeed the truth. The risk, however, is that they learn this. Certainly there is no desire by any developed country to be perceived as a US vassal.

Trump won't even have to threaten to withdraw all NATO forces from Europe.

Good thing, as Trump would never want to do such a thing, though I certainly wouldn't object, as there is no defensive reason to have them there.

But he could do that and a lot more if he wanted to.

No he couldn't. The US **wants** troops in Europe. Pulling them out would be cutting ties & control of Europe. It won't happen until countries in Europe demand they leave, or the US economy collapses. Trump would face huge R backlash for even threatening to do such a thing. Won't happen.

And our Congress and our allies could do nothing about it. Zero.

With our massive national debt, the US is vulnerable economically. Russia already sold off their holdings of US debt, about $100 billion worth, in the aftermath of the Skripal case, Syria bombing and sanctions, which no doubt contributed to Treasury yields rising above 3%. The USA only holds about 5% of the world population, and pissing off our allies will only give them reason to WANT to stop doing business with the US, and looking for ways to do the same. As it's said: "Seek, and ye shall find".

Alienating US allies is something the US can't much afford to do. We may be happy to see a president act as his own man, not taking orders from other countries, but we still have one giving orders to other countries.

Though on second thought, if such actions put the US on course for severing unnecessary ties around the world, I guess I could view this as a means to a better end.

Pinguinite  posted on  2018-05-20   11:49:16 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Pinguinite (#10)

No he couldn't. The US **wants** troops in Europe. Pulling them out would be cutting ties & control of Europe. It won't happen until countries in Europe demand they leave, or the US economy collapses. Trump would face huge R backlash for even threatening to do such a thing. Won't happen.

You forget our trade relations and banking dominance. We don't need the NATO threat to bring them into compliance.

With our massive national debt, the US is vulnerable economically. Russia already sold off their holdings of US debt, about $100 billion worth, in the aftermath of the Skripal case, Syria bombing and sanctions, which no doubt contributed to Treasury yields rising above 3%. The USA only holds about 5% of the world population, and pissing off our allies will only give them reason to WANT to stop doing business with the US, and looking for ways to do the same. As it's said: "Seek, and ye shall find".

Japan and China won't be selling our debt any time soon and the large majority of it is US-held anyway. The Europeans hold a tiny fraction of US debt, mostly because their own financial house is in such bad shape.

Tooconservative  posted on  2018-05-20   11:58:12 ET  (1 image) Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Tooconservative (#13)

All of Europe combined holds about $1 trillion in US debt. If they combined wanted to hurt us, they could, without firing a shot. Even half that amount would hurt a lot. Certainly the first order of business would be ceasing to buy more, which we're giving them political reason to do.

The US has a massive debt. It's our Achilles Heel. Believing out of pride that we are invulnerable is dangerous.

Pinguinite  posted on  2018-05-20   12:12:22 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Pinguinite (#15)

All of Europe combined holds about $1 trillion in US debt. If they combined wanted to hurt us, they could, without firing a shot. Even half that amount would hurt a lot. Certainly the first order of business would be ceasing to buy more, which we're giving them political reason to do.

Crashing the U.S. economy is not in the EU's interest. See what happened for them in 2009. And their finances are still quite shaky. Any such effort would be a MAD scenario (mutually-assured destruction). And they still would hurt themselves overall more than they had hurt us. We would survive it but they would be hit very hard. Don't forget how much they export to us.

Tooconservative  posted on  2018-05-20   12:40:09 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Tooconservative (#17)

Crashing the U.S. economy is not in the EU's interest.

Agreed, but it's not a binary choice. It's a sliding scale between doing everything they can to crash the economy to doing everything they can to keep it afloat. No they won't do everything they can to crash it, but they are probably now less inclined to keep it afloat, which equates to buying more US Treasury bonds. Our continued deficit spending means we **need** loans to keep operating, and countries we piss off will be individually less inclined to play the part.

There is a limit to how far any country can be bullied, and it's a fool's errand to take delight in such a thing, as it won't go on forever.

Pinguinite  posted on  2018-05-20   13:04:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Pinguinite (#18)

There is a limit to how far any country can be bullied, and it's a fool's errand to take delight in such a thing, as it won't go on forever.

You forget the extent of America propping up the EU's banking system back in 2009.

As long as the petrodollar rules the international economy, the EU has little real leverage and will hurt themselves a lot more than America. And they know it, even if you don't.

Tooconservative  posted on  2018-05-20   13:06:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Tooconservative (#19)

As long as the petrodollar rules the international economy,

If you think we're secure with that, then you've not been paying attention.

Pinguinite  posted on  2018-05-20   13:57:20 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: Pinguinite, Tooconservative, sneakypete, Vicomte13, Deckard (#21)

TC: "As long as the petrodollar rules the international economy"

If you think we're secure with that, then you've not been paying attention.

China, EU, Russia and others were working for years to get currency independence. The present debacle might accelerate this process.

Now EU is switching trade with Iran to euro, Iran is dropping dollar, China starts to pay in yuans. Russia sets yuan/rubble exchange for trade with China, South Korea moves to do the same. Etc, etc ...

Look it up.

A Pole  posted on  2018-05-20   14:48:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: A Pole (#22)

Now EU is switching trade with Iran to euro, Iran is dropping dollar, China starts to pay in yuans. Russia sets yuan/rubble exchange for trade with China, South Korea moves to do the same. Etc, etc ...

None of that is a done deal yet. We'll see how far it gets. You may have noticed that someone threatens to go off the petrodollar every few years yet somehow it never does happen, does it?

You are very shallow if you think that will stop the U.S.

Tooconservative  posted on  2018-05-20   18:31:39 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: Tooconservative (#23)

You may have noticed that someone threatens to go off the petrodollar every few years yet somehow it never does happen, does it?

Like Libya and Syria. And Iraq. And Iran.

Invasions do have a way of making these countries change their minds...

Pinguinite  posted on  2018-05-20   21:19:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Pinguinite (#26)

Invasions do have a way of making these countries change their minds...

Just keep telling yourself that you're on the threshold of victory...

Even if it never works out.

Tooconservative  posted on  2018-05-21   0:09:47 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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