Donald Trump Is Coming To Britain And Not Everyone Is Happy About That
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President Donald Trump is coming to Britain. He’s just finished telling the rest of Western Europe that they aren’t paying enough money to NATO – along with informing German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, that Russia owns Germany – he is now en route to see how many Brits he can upset.
Actually, in fairness, many Western European countries are not meeting their NATO commitments. As a result, American taxpayers are footing the bill so, it has to be said, it is a valid point.
Quite how Trump, of all people, can say anyone is owned by Russia is about as bizarre as it gets. Not a great one for self-irony is our Donald eh?
Anyway. Apparently, thousands of protesters are expected to greet Trump’s arrival.
A large balloon of a baby in a nappy with Trump’s head will also be flying proudly over our capital.
What Trump will make of the protests, not to mention the balloon baby Trump is anyone’s guess.
After meeting Prime Minister May he is, apparently, going to Scotland, more recently renamed Trumps Golf Course – or, at least, a fair old chunk of it is.
As far as I can ascertain, Trump is more hated in Scotland than in England so, if England gives him thousands of demonstrators and a balloon baby I can’t wait to see what Scotland has in store for him.
Exploding haggis?
Trump is clearly a divisive figure. His excusers in Blighty usually say something to the effect of “oh he’s not a politician he’s a businessman. He doesn’t do diplomacy he gets the important business done”
Would that be the important business of going bust as he has before then?
Mind you Trump has timed it right.
Although England failed to reach the World Cup final, they have made it to the 3rd place playoff. Waaaaay better than anyone expected so, Trump’s visit, at least in England, becomes secondary news.
There may be thousands of protesters but millions don’t care. They’ll be too busy cheering England on to, hopefully, 3rd place.
Scotland, on the other hand, will not be.
They will be fully focused on Trump being there.
The haggis is primed.
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Well, ultimately, the US taxpayer does indeed foot the bill, or pay the dues, albeit in a roundabout fashion. Now, does Neil love the Trump Malevolence? I’m uncertain, given his Right Wing bent, but without the evidence I shall not condemn. I will leave that to the Republican congressional committees. What is not uncertain is the hatred Britain, and most countries around the world, have for America’s President Blowhard. Sadly, they wonder how did Americans elect him? I’ve an answer: Russia. Thanks for your reporting Mr. Bamforth, and I hope you will keep us updated.
If you’re depending for Mr Bamforth for updates, I hope you’re not wanting reliable ones. His understanding of current affairs leaves a lot to be desired.
Bobbie desires me?! Oh dear 😘
Do you have clarification to offer or more Trump-style slurs? The fact remains that Trump wants to remove US forces from foreign countries under the rubric of diminished Russian threats while Russia continues military propaganda and cyber aggression. I think Trump is simply looking for an excuse to drop out of NATO to clear the way for Russia, and not to contain the bear by building it up. I could argue that the bill for keeping our own forces near the threat is worth paying and one hell of a lot more so than this damned wall. I would rather rely on the Marines than the Latvian Navy anyway and I don’t think Russia is now more well intentioned and less dangerous now that it’s a criminal Capitalist government rather than a criminal Communist one.
I thought I’d made it clear many times that I don’t think much of Trump.
Bent??? Me??? Disgraceful accusation 😜
i must not have read the part where Neil likes Trump, but don’t take Trump’s tirade on NATO not spending enough out of context. This is the babbling buffoon who simultaneously told Germans they were owned by Russia because of a gas pipeline, omitting the fact that for many years we have bought 3 trillion cubic feet annually of the same kind of gas from Canada. Russia owns more of us than Canada does, sad to say.
Even if these countries don’t meet a cash expenditure budget, it doesn’t mean that their protection isn’t our best interest either militarily or strategically or economically. It doesn’t mean they do nothing or are of no value as allies. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care if Russia marches into Hungary or Poland or the Baltic states even if Trump cares little Do you remember how we reacted to Russian incursions into Cuba which doesn’t exactly pay toward our military defense? The value of allies and trade partners is something well known by countries like China who is steadily buying influence in Africa and the Caribbean and even South America.
If you’re telling me one has to pay does to be an ally or for the US to want the Russians out of your country I might get as rude as you are, but perhaps you’re a millennial and don’t know better.
“If you’re telling me one has to pay does to be an ally or for the US to want the Russians out of your country I might get as rude as you are, but perhaps you’re a millennial and don’t know better.”
I think?? this is for me, you can correct me if I am wrong Glenn. When I say pay our dues, I am talking more we are paying for belonging to groupx who would come to aid us or we them should it be needed as a collective, like a union basically where everyone pays in to get the benefit of the whole. I may be very mistaken here but I thought the “member fees” for NATO, UN etc were on top of what we spend on defense and I truly believe dolt 45 thinks that other countries should be spending on defense what we do and has no idea what NATO is all about.
If it was for me, can we maybe stop with the age thing because it’s a really good way to stop conversation with a younger person than you may be, who tries hard to get ans stay informed. That goes for everyone, if any of you think I have shit wrong, HELP ME, don’t just write me off because I may be younger than you are, I learn from you and carry it forward. It is people my age that are needed to offset what is happening and it kind of annoys me when I am just brushed aside as young. For the record I am 37 and have tried to be active since my teenage years. Do I get it wrong sometimes, you bet your ass I do but so do many others. Unlike some, I do have an open mind and can take info and go do some research to either solidify, or change my thinking on things.
Yes. It’s people like you, men and women your age, are desperately needed to offset the harm done by my generation.
37 is too old to be a millennial, but perhaps it does sound like ageism. I’m sorry for that, but I thought I was replying to someone else’s dismissive slur. Isn’t it a bit over the top to accuse someone of loving Trump? I’m sure he didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition.
NATO funding is complex. Trump’s criticisms are simplistic and designed to be misleading and to outrage people who dislike foreigners and distrust foreign countries. His goal is to disrupt NATO and in my opinion he’s doing Russia’s bidding here because NATO is the major impediment to Russia’s territorial aggression. Trump is hell bent on breaking up European alliances although they in no way harm the US – only Russia.
I have to remember the long Republican animosity toward NATO anyway. Both Clinton and Obama were accused of wanting to turn control of our military over to NATO and the demand was that we weaken it, whenever there was a Democratic president. No one seems to remember or notice these about-faces.
The 2% target is described as a “guideline.” There is no penalty for not meeting it. Some of that money can be used for other expenditures as well
It is up to each country to decide how much to spend and how to use the money. Equating spending with military readiness is part of the misleading Trumpery. NATO has warned against a rush to spend for the sake of spending, emphasizing that budget decisions must be based on strategic planning. For example, it wants countries to spend 20% of their defense budgets on equipment. According to CNN: Some member countries simply don’t have armies big enough to be able to absorb a huge increase in funding quickly — that’s why the 2014 summit pledge gave laggards until 2024 to do more.
It’s complex. It’s can’t be properly described in a Fox News soundbite and neither Trump nor Fox has an interest in promoting a clear picture. It’s about Jingoism and fake victimhood and about helping Russia regroup the Soviet Union as an oligarchy, but the spending increases (in come cases quite high) aren’t the result of anything Trump did or said and the consequences to the US of losing NATO can be severe. He just wants to promote the “art of the deal” propaganda by claiming he made one when he didn’t and actually made things worse.
Again I didn’t mean to offend you in any way, just standing up for Neil because I thought accusing him of loving Satan was something typical of Trump forces. And of course it’s not fair to characterize Millennials as people who read the news only to find out what Apple’s latest product release is.
That’s why I asked were you directing the reply to me but now you’ve answered, I see it wasn’t to me at all. Wasn’t offended, it was more oh fuck someone else thinking because I am young I don’t know anything and I should probably have looked more to see it wasn’t me you replied to so I too am sorry for that. I try hard not to do the oh the old people fucked this up, so now we have to go fix it stuff myself and I fall short but I do really get irritated when I am sometimes passed over because I am still young and “don’t know anything” so thanks for that acknowledgement.
The EU spends more than Russia and as much as China on defense. So your “actually, in fairness” comment was pulled out of your ass. The US spends more on military things, I’m reluctant to call in defense, more offense than they will admit, than the rest of the world combined. Trump is just a shit-stirrer, bit like yourself, no wonder you like him so much.
One day you’ll possibly actually read an article before commenting….or do you like sounding daft? 😜
Ugh, American taxpayers are NOT footing the bill, stop it with that right wing soundbite. We are paying the dues required of us to belong to NATO which has been around in treaty form since 1949 and called upon for assistance if I remember correctly ONE TIME, when the USA was attacked on 9-11. That we spend more than many countries combined on our overseas adventures toys, is NOT the fault of other NATO members, that is entirely on us feeding the trough of the MIC. He just wants other countries buying our big bad guns, bombs and tanks. Other countries are doing what their countries can do because they are their own country dammit and don’t need to kowtow to an idiot and dolt45 thinks he is in charge of a protection racket, nice country you have there it would be a shame if anything happened to it.
Not entirely. Nobody bothers that, Estonia for example, pay less. They’re a small country with a small GDP.
It’s an agreement that NATO countries pay 2% of GDP. Those that can afford it often don’t. As a result the USA pays more.
It has nothing to do with buying American armaments.
The 2% is on their own defence and own military.
If they up their money to satisfy a big crybaby man child, they will end up paying for the guns,tanks,bombs to keep things up war wise and who sells the most armaments in the world neil, hint answer we Americans do. This is a protection racket he wants to happen. If they do not want to be known as warmongering assholes like we are, they have every single right to not spend money on defense. After dolt45 went in on this Trudeau is talking about cutting their military budget in Canada. Dolt 45 has no right to tell any other country what they can and cannot do with their own damn money. That would be like you coming to me and telling me, no Jess you cannot spend your money on whatever. I would tell someone who said that to me go fuck yourself I will spend my own money in any way I see fit and you have no input into my choices. Not for nothing but the 2% guide is just that, a guide what you should be spending and it was not to take effect for a few years if I am not mistaken, he’s just pulling shit out his ass to make it look good, manly and tough for the idiots back here that believe every single word he says.