JD Rucker:
Donald Trump is inheriting the leadership of a nation that is only stable on the barest surface. From the economy to terrorism to racial tension to porous borders, the next President is going to find that the surface paint the Obama administration has slapped on the nation is quite thin. Beneath it lies tremendous problems that must be solved with haste.
There are multiple existential threats to the fabric of civilization that are working against us overseas. These elements receive very little attention from a mainstream media and a DC environment that chooses to keep us as distracted as possible, but the reality is that we’re in the most precarious moment of volatile world events since WWII. We are led to believe that these are nothing new when in reality every component has escalated to the point of near-emergency.
Russia is making global moves faster than they ever have, even faster than the USSR in the two decades prior to their fall. They have their greatest foothold in the Middle East and are quickly mobilizing to be more than a nuisance in eastern Europe.
Iran and North Korea are emboldened more than they’ve ever been as well. With two of our strongest allies – Israel and South Korea – squarely in their crosshairs, it’s only a matter of time before one or both of the zealots leading these countries will make moves that force the United States to take action.
China is a giant, but more importantly they’re growing more desperate. Like the former USSR, they are starting to buckle economically under the weight of their own failed policies. Unlike the USSR, they are much less likely to go down quietly. More importantly, they have a stranglehold on the world economy that is a near-match for the United States’ fiscal influence. Their power grows daily almost as quickly as their desperation; most don’t realize they have a bigger debt problem than we do. Their holdings in the United States are substantial and if they get to the point of extreme action, they have the capabilities to take us down with them.
These facts should worry us. Trump may be a great negotiator, but the geopolitical moves that need to be made over the next 4-8 years are far more complicated than anything he’s ever faced. The Art of the Deal won’t help him if Iran continues to feed arms to their terrorist proxies. This is why the Secretary of State needs to be absolutely incredible. It needs to be someone who can fix the problems that have been brewing around the world for the past two decades of failed foreign policy. The next Secretary of State has to be able to make peace and make threats in the same breath. They need to be dynamic, respectable, and capable of undoing the damage that John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and President Obama have done over the last eight years.
Kerry is Obamas major Dumb-O who dose anything Obama the Fink tells him thid isa man who lies about his vietnam experiance
As a Marine officer , there is one thing you never do-piss off a Marine Officer, especially a Marine General. He will hand you your nuts before you finish your statement.
OORAH
Yeah, the Secretary of State is going to have to be amazing, alright…
Donald Trump risks China rift with Taiwan call
The man has no clue how clueless he is.
That would not be a good thing. Can you figure out why not? If so, maybe you should explain it to Mr. Trump.
That would be the same Mr. Duterte behind the extra-judicial killings of over 2,000 suspected drug dealers, along with several elected municipal officials he added to his list of accused drug traffickers. In The Republic of the Philippines, you can now get a bullet in the head based on a presidential accusation. No arrest, charges, or trial is required.
@Greg:
unlike that ‘brilliant’ Obama, right? So you think Obama has deliberately gotten the US into the terrible condition he has, you don’t think it’s an accident?