Something I've been watching that flies under the radar with the Russia talk is the evaporation of our diplomatic capability. Highlights:
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The Acting Under Secretary of International Trade, in the Commerce Dept., was appointed to the position by Obama in June 2016.
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This means he has 1-2 months before the 300 day window closes.
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Feb 28: AP reports that State may face a 37% budget cut to fund the military.http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-budget-cuts-state-department-usaid-235505 …
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Mar 9: Tillerson ditches press on crucial Asia trip as tensions with North Korea esacalate.http://www.poynter.org/2017/bureau-chiefs-deeply-concerned-that-rex-tillerson-is-ditching-the-press-on-asia-trip/451812/ …
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We are becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the world, and the Trump admin is making it deliberately difficult to do diplomacy.
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Courtesy of
@justinhendrix, this bit from@maddow:https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/840028645297074176 …0:50 -
More, this from tonight. Remember, Mexico has already had to cancel some export permits.https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/839994036417093633 …
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because they can control those 21 people (in theory). The larger the staff the harder it is to buy them out or intimidate
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To get their agenda moving.
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