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Originally Posted by scoundrel
It's worse than that. You see, Mr Trump feels able to go back on deals struck by his predecessor. If he can do that, it follows that other presidents can and will do that. That will mean that future presidents will be prevented from making treaty agreements simply because no one will feel able to rely on the treaty when there is a subsequent change of presidents.
This is what I mean when I say that if your word is no good, it follows that you yourself are no good. Mr Trump is poisoning the well.
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I understand. Please understand that Mr. Trump is an inveterate and compulsive liar utterly lacking in scruples or decency. Few men discuss sexing up their daughters while accompanying them to a radio interview. Hopefully, he is repudiated quickly, we are able to repair the damage, and the world understands that we had a moment of madness. I don't believe that we expect Ms. Merkle to open death camps, but Erdogan, Putin, and Xi should understand that their predecessors' legacies can make us skittish at times.
However, if one were to go by the United States dealings with the indigenous tribes, we should be kept on a short leash.