To help balance the previous post on Conservative commentary, the following is also excerpted from current articles in The Washington Post. (It is acknowledged in advance that this is most likely nothing more than "fake commentary", as the Washington Post is a prominent member of the liberal and subversive "MSM".)
Vladimir Putin has worked tirelessly to divide the United States from its NATO allies. The weaker NATO is, the easier it will be for Putin to intimidate and dominate Eastern Europe. Fortunately for Putin (and perhaps part of his calculus for meddling to help bring about President Trump’s election), Trump is playing along. First, he broke with the European Union on Iran, threatening to impose secondary tariffs. Now Trump has gone one step further.
“Tariffs should be a last resort used against gross violators of fair trade practices who flagrantly disregard World Trade Organization rules. Slapping them precipitously on a broad array of important allies is not only stupid economic policy, it’s bad foreign policy.” When we ask for allies’ help, on everything from intelligence-sharing to Syria to North Korea, they’ll surely think twice before going out on a limb for this administration. Moreover, we signal to countries deciding where to place their allegiances that we are undependable and feckless. And finally, our disloyalty to allies hands adversaries such as Russia and China propaganda victories.
