The Aleppo thing for Johnson is a bit of a joke. We're talking one mis-step (has there been others? I haven't seen), compared to Clinton who's a person that should have been indicted or Trump who... I mean come on.
It's not even close here. So Johnson doesn't know what the Aleppo is, but that's a raindrop compared to the ocean of stupidity and ongoing mistakes by the Trump campaign. Trump's campaign has been such a colossal cluster #### it's difficult to even remember all the stupid things in their entirety.
Lastly, I doubt Trump could even point out where Iran is on a map, let alone claim that he knows what the Aleppo in a coherent sentence, let alone... let alone... let alone... come on.
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Originally Posted by peter12
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hahaha okay, Trump's brand and entire identity for decades has been bragging, boasting and extreme piles of arrogance.
Personally I'd be more onboard with the humble brag approach to self promotion but that's maybe the Canadian in me. Trump's style just seems so unintelligent.
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Originally Posted by nik-
Honestly though, if it came down to it and the US told China to get ####ed over the debt it owes, what do you think would happen?
A new country (likely, several) would become the base of manufacturing for products to the US if China started strong arming trade and China would be left holding its dick. Clothing has already moved out of China for the most part.
National debt on a US scale with the US economy and military power isn't real. Especially when that debt is owed to a passive aggressive trade partner.
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Wouldn't the problem or concern be, though, that China is transforming from a country that just manufactures things and distributes them worldwide to a country of a large, growing and important middle class that can be sold products to themselves? That have some wealth with a large population? I mean that's why American companies are all trying to diversify and move into China, it's the old "big growth" play for major American corporations.
So if the States does what you say, how does that impact American companies? Big American companies, that still do employ lots of Americans and still do have huge ties to the American economy? Also, maybe the States don't want to piss off a country like China, because in fact they do want that big Chinese middle class to sell stuff to. Not an expert on this stuff, just random thoughts here.