Will Tump Tear up NAFTA???

[Ocean Breeze]

U.S. all but certain to miss weekend deadline to include Canada in three-way NAFTA deal

U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer said negotiators facing a self-imposed Sept. 30 deadline are ��sort of running out of time�� to include Canada in a new North American trade deal.

If the remaining gaps cannot be bridged in the next few days, the administration will request congressional approval of a deal with Mexico only, he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/

 

[JLM]

Quebec and Ontario are 65% of the Canadian population though
(25% & 40% respectively). The irony is that 100% of the automotive
industry is also found in these same two provinces that Trump is
threatening to clobber Canada with in an extortion-like negotiation
method like the mafia would use.

It's a telling tale about the thuggish character of the current US
leader. We in Canada know we have a trust fund dud for our PM,
but I (in all honesty) had higher hopes for Donald Trump. I thought
he would come in with the mind of a true businessman instead of
this spoiled vindictive man-child.

Trump is just "testing the waters" He won't cut off his nose to spite his face...………….he's crazy but not stupid!

 

[Curious Cdn]

Trump is just "testing the waters" He won't cut off his nose to spite his face...………….he's crazy but not stupid!

I doubt that he has two clues about what he is doing. He doesn't read, research or listen to advice. He also doesn't "get" that if he wants to make a deal with Canadians, trying to scare us like little children will yield the opposite result (except in the surrender monkey Okanagan Valley, it would seem).

 

[MHz]

Mexico might be the only trading partner the US will have in the world once the coming implosion stops.
The US military is now focused to a greater extent on tensions with China and Russia, according to a Wall Street Journal report, citing senior military officials.

The United States is pulling some of its anti-aircraft and missile batteries out of the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing senior US military staffers. The removal will reportedly be conducted next month.
As many as four Patriot missile systems will be withdrawn from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, the edition stated, adding that the step essentially marks a shift of attention away from the long-lasting military confrontations in the Middle East and Afghanistan, towards soured relations with China and Russia, and subsequently to meet nascent threats from there.
The report stated the systems had already been deactivated, with the dismantling slated for October.
The US Central Command has refused to comment on the matter, the WSJ noted.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201809261068346315-us-missile-systems-pullout/

 

[Dixie Cup]

I can see Trump's frustration - I think it's actually JT & his ilk that wants it torn up cuz then stupid Cdns will vote for him cuz he "stood up" to Trump. What a bunch of idiots we are if we do.....


JMHO

 

[Dixie Cup]

Trump has been an idiot for years.

And he's not the only one! Just sayin'

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Trump has been an idiot for years.

That's not true!

It's been decades.

 

[MHz]

Back then he was crazy, bow he is following orders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aEWBcdUg6k&t=66s
Inside the Bailout That Saved a Debt-Ridden Trump Organization | The Choice 2016 | FRONTLINE

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk, "The Choice 2016" is FRONTLINE’s acclaimed two-hour film investigating what has shaped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, where they came from, how they lead and why they want to take on one of the most difficult jobs imaginable.

 

[justlooking]

I can see Trump's frustration - I think it's actually JT & his ilk that wants it torn up cuz then stupid Cdns will vote for him cuz he "stood up" to Trump. What a bunch of idiots we are if we do.....


JMHO

Exactly this.

 

[White_Unifier]

That's not true!
It's been decades.

Aren't decades years too, but just more of them?

 

[Curious Cdn]

Exactly this.

Rubbish. A bad deal is a bad deal and we are not obligated to sign one.

 

[MHz]

Aren't decades years too, but just more of them?

'10x more' is the right answer. Maybe he has a crush on you and doesn't know how to 'break the ice'.

 

[Ocean Breeze]

Trump rejects Canada leader Justin Trudeau’s request to meet, unhappy with NAFTA talks

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/tr...py-nafta-talks/?utm_source=push_notifications

The PMO says that no meeting was planned. Not even on the list of trump bilateral meetups.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Trump rejects Canada leader Justin Trudeau’s request to meet, unhappy with NAFTA talks
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/tr...py-nafta-talks/?utm_source=push_notifications
The PMO says that no meeting was planned. Not even on the list of trump bilateral meetups.

I guess that China is his bigliest trade foe and we're way down the list (at Number 2)

 

[MHz]

NK's leader got a direct line using an AP.

 

[Ocean Breeze]

I guess that China is his bigliest trade foe and we're way down the list (at Number 2)

Seems that China and CDA don't flatter Trump enough........and prefer to do business in a business like manner. Trump is making it personal. His poor ego was so slighted when Trudeau said CDA would not be pushed around....... and that is sticking in his craw. .....amongst other things.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Seems that China and CDA don't flatter Trump enough........and prefer to do business in a business like manner. Trump is making it personal. His poor ego was so slighted when Trudeau said CDA would not be pushed around....... and that is sticking in his craw. .....amongst other things.

The Mexicans seem to be sufficiently compliant. Either that of they're more masterful at playing Trump.

 

[Ocean Breeze]

The Mexicans seem to be sufficiently compliant. Either that of they're more masterful at playing Trump.

They also have an election coming up, don't they??

 

[Curious Cdn]

They also have an election coming up, don't they??

... Si.

 

[JLM]

Why is everyone obsessing over Trump and Nafta? I say f**K them both, we should get the hell out of there! In a week or so Trump will come slithering up with his tail between his legs, quite willing to talk sensibly and if he doesn't we can always shut the power off to California!