24. @brianbeutler's interpretation of GOP gamble is here:https://newrepublic.com/article/139013/gops-insanely-reckless-trump-gamble …
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25. Will Trump's foreign policy revolution succeed? Unlike Nixon or Cheney, Trump (and Bannon) don't seem to know bureaucracy well.
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26. Other presidents can draw on cadre of policy makers from think tanks & universities (AEI for neo-cons, Brookings for Dems). Trump can't
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27. There are some shrewd foreign policy thinkers who are sympathetic to aspects of Trumpism (say Andrew Bacevich or Stephen Walt).
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28. But as far as I can tell Trump & Bannon have made no effort to reach out to such potential intellectual allies.
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29. So Trump/Bannon have a radical foreign policy agenda but how to they implement it when state dept. bureaucracy will be hostile?
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30. So: there is an intent behind Trump's foreign policy antic but likely result is not new policy but an epic clusterfuck of confusion.
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31.An epic clusterfuck of confusion: Trump/Bannon will push bilateralism while State Dept (& Pentagon, likely) will resist.
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32. A few more thoughts on how Trump's unilateralist instincts coupled with his ignorance makes him a mark for adventurers.
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33. In phone call with Taiwan's President, crucial role played by Trump's staff & possibly some Cheney-ite adventurers (Bolton, Yates).
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34. But Trump's instinct to wing it coupled with a staff of adventurers (who did know One China policy) & outside adventurers led to this.
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35. As the example of George W. Bush shows, a blank slate President can easily be manipulated by advisors with a radical agenda.
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36. Trump's blustery defense of the call is worth pondering. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/804863098138005504 …
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