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Originally Posted by Andy83
Christ, you really do need a picture painted for you.
Smith has not made any comments, that i am aware of, suggesting retaliation is not in the cards (in her eyes). What she has said is retaliation using energy as a bargaining chip should not be. What she has said is the US is our most important trading partner and cutting off our nose to spite our face, is probably the most idiotic strategy we could possibly dream up.
Agree with him or not, you really think Trump is going to respond favorably to a threat he damn well knows we don't have the capacity to execute? You don't think a guy like that just calls the bluff?
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You really think Smith knows better how he’ll respond and to what than the people who have dealt with him before. Really?
You think it’s smarter to go into a negotiation by undermining your position and taking things off the table. Really?
The best you’ve got is that her plan is to “strengthen our relationship” by… doing different tariffs? Every tariff BUT energy? Oh… wow… I can feel it getting stronger already. You really think Trump is going to say, “Hey, thanks for not putting an export tax on oil and gas. I’ll ignore anything else and cancel the tariffs. We’re best friends now.”
Appreciate the offers to show me your finger painting, but based on your opinions here I doubt it’d make it on anyone’s fridge.
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Originally Posted by BoLevi
Canada doesn't have a Trudeau problem, it has an electorate problem.
Trudeau is actually an accurate incarnation of the Canadian populace.
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A little too ironic for you to post this.