Londonrake wrote:Robin Hood wrote:Paphitis:
His (Trumps) interviews with the press are very erratic and he appears unhinged. Buckling under pressure big time.
In a way I can agree with you but I see it from a different angle. I don’t think he is unhinged .... just not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I have said from his very early days that he appears way out of his depth and every time I see him speaking just enhances that view.
I have met Mr.Big’s who have the same arrogant attitude and fundamentally rely on others to do all the work but like to be seen as the brains of the outfit ..... they had a very similar attitude as Trump, considering themselves in some way on top of the game ..... but they were actually way behind it. He is buckling because no matter what he says or does he is being undermined from within his own circle of associates, as well as the opposition and those his ideas threaten, and he does .not know how to deal with it
He is an appalling speaker! He is as you say, erratic and frequently repeats his own words. The comments he makes when members of the media are asking him questions are those of someone with a low IQ.
I also agree, he will not last very long.
I admit that I was surprised when you went for Trump. I thought you were painting yourself into an inevitable corner, given his character. Even the Russians seem to have fallen out of love with him. Trump cover was relentless until recently (he was mentioned more that Putin last month) but the word has obviously now gone out to tone it down. Flynn's resignation didn't even get a mention in the main Russian domestic news, despite the fact that it was Russo-centric.
Pravda today "
you need to be drunk to understand the true position of the US president”.I only hope that Trump doesn't feel the urge to do something stupid in order to prove that he is no "Russkie lover".
You sometimes raved on about Obama, who by comparison was a predictable pussycat. TBH, I thought he was the most inept POTUS since Carter. However, there was never a time when he scared the beejesus out of me - like Trump.
I was never with Trump, just happy and content to abide by the democratic consensus of the American People and since he is the POTUS, just give him a chance to see what he can do.
So far, I am worried because there is far too much uncertainty and he seems fixated more with his image than actually do his important job. His politics are populist.
In other areas I see some encouraging signs. USA staying firm on the Minsk Agreement which Russia has violated.
WRT Syria, I have concerns about troops on the ground and their level of engagement and interaction with Russia and a criminal regime. Troops on the ground will get messy. We will loose lots of soldiers and we will need to occupy any gains for a long time. Handing anything back to Syria would be akin to supporting war crimes. So that can't happen and therefore we become an occupying power or we hand it all to the Kurds and partition Syria forever.
Everyone wants to see the detail.
As for Russia, there seems little doubt that information was leaked to Russian officials and that they played a role in the elections by leaking my The Clinton Emails which destroyed her.
This is now the new reality. There were cyberwar hacks against France, Italy, Spain, UK and Australia recently. France is now especially vulnerable with their elections.
Australian Security has even warned Australian Government officials with discussing any Government business on unsecured networks and that it won't be tolerated. The way I translate that is that Australian Spies are doing some spying on Australia's political elites which isn't unheard of because I know they do this kind of thing even against our own military, and DOD.
We are in the middle of a cyber war.