Trump and Haley’s (mostly, maybe entirely) empty threat to cut off foreign aid in response to UNGA vote is foreign policy driven by reality show posturing rather than smart strategy to advance American interests.
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Further down the list is econ help to African countries Much of that comes back as contracts for US companies It also gets access, influence, and develops markets for US products. China’s doing that also. Trump already helped China gain against US in Asia-Pacific. Now Africa too?
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Trump says it’ll save money. Set aside that foreign aid is a cheap way to advance US interests and just consider the savings. Total around 1% of US budget. Without big military partners, it’s a fraction of that. Not even 5% of the tax bill’s $150B annual deficit increase.
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And what is he picking this fight over? A vote in the UN General Assembly. They’re non-binding. Have no effect besides expressing an opinion. Who cares? Just ignore it.
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Foreign aid gets US military, intelligence, and economic partnerships. Not irrelevant UNGA votes. To the extent he’s bluffing, US looks bad. And if US cuts aid, it hurts US interests. It’s for a domestic audience that cares more about posturing than national interest. Pathetic.
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UNGA vote is in: 128 for 9 against 35 abstain Besides US and Israel, here’s the no votes: Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo. That’s it. Nice threat, Trump (and Haley). Very productive. https://twitter.com/orenkessler/status/943894666646360064 …
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Sweet giving the Trump Administration foreign policy advice is like throwing Pearls Before Swine these ppl are dumb you're wasting ur breath
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Does he understand it? I’m talking about you
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