US-Pakistan relations have never been stable. The US prefers to deal with Pakistani generals thinking they can deliver what Washington demands. The current Pakistan army chief has fallen to new lows in sucking up to Donald Trump, in hopes of continuing to remain in power.
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are so evil that they do not care about incinerating the world with nuclear radiation. Their plan to blow up Iran’s nuclear facilities failed this time but it was not for lack of trying. They should be tried for war crimes.
In three days, Donald Trump plundered more wealth—$4 trillion—from the Arabian dinosaurs than any previous US president had managed in three years. The illegitimate rulers gave their wealth away to buy American protection.
Optics, not diplomacy determines relations between Trump and the Gulf rulers. Glitzy steel and glass towers, the higher the more “prestigious”, are what gives them pleasure. Forget about investment in domestic human capital, learning or scientific culture.
Donald Trump’s transactional approach to diplomacy marks a clear departure from previous US foreign policy approaches. There was not even lip-serivce to democratic values and human rights that characterized previous US encounters with dictatorial regimes. It was all about money.
That the American deep state is unhappy with Trump is not in doubt. His crude methods are exposing their dirty works that used to be done with a smile. Trump is bulldozing his way and there is speculation that the establishment might bump him off.
