Other nations have their own constituents. Submission is not a particularly attractive strategy.
Other nations may take their business elsewhere or flip the script as they see US markets tanking. That may give other nations leverage to dictate terms to us.
To me, relationships with our competitors (friends and foes) is very important over the long term. And we have professional trade negotiators who know the global landscape and have personal longstanding relationships with their contemporaries.
I reject the notion that Trump is more clever than the rest of the world.
Why do you assume that blanket tariffs and bullying is "the way to get it?"
Replies to: "Why do you assume that blanket tariffs and bullying is "the way to get it?""
- Winning. Trade partners lack options, prefer negotiation over retaliation. Vietnam India come first. [LINK]
- Eli - 11:14am 4/5/25
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- Hopefully shit-for-brains will declare victory and end this madness - Chris94 - 12:04pm 4/5/25
- You want free trade, right? This is a way to get it, we didn't have it before. - iairishcheeks - 12:14pm 4/5/25
- The TPP would have been a better way to get there. - Chris94 - 12:50pm 4/5/25
- So you don't believe in free trade among allies? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 12:58pm 4/5/25
- None of the leftys will answer that. - PaND - 1:13pm 4/5/25
- They are also in favor of the Federal Govt ripping off taxpayers. [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:38pm 4/5/25
- I’ve been dealing with this shit for years. - PaND - 1:50pm 4/5/25
- But they’ll tell you they are experts [NT]
- LanceManion - 2:26pm 4/5/25
- Riiiiiiiiight!!!!! [NT] - jimbasil - 4:29pm 4/5/25
- But they’ll tell you they are experts [NT]
- LanceManion - 2:26pm 4/5/25
- I’ve been dealing with this shit for years. - PaND - 1:50pm 4/5/25
- They are also in favor of the Federal Govt ripping off taxpayers. [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:38pm 4/5/25
- None of the leftys will answer that. - PaND - 1:13pm 4/5/25
- So you don't believe in free trade among allies? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 12:58pm 4/5/25
- Why do you assume that blanket tariffs and bullying is "the way to get it?" - conorlarkin - 12:37pm 4/5/25
- If only this had ever tried before and we would know the results. [NT] - Frank L - 1:16pm 4/5/25
- I don't like the methods, but if they work, great. [IMAGE] - iairishcheeks - 12:45pm 4/5/25
- Hilarious, why do you think it was done this way? - PaND - 12:40pm 4/5/25
- The TPP would have been a better way to get there. - Chris94 - 12:50pm 4/5/25
- You want free trade, right? This is a way to get it, we didn't have it before. - iairishcheeks - 12:14pm 4/5/25
- Reuters is subscription now too? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 11:56am 4/5/25
- Didn't realize that. Edited original post by adding the whole article. [NT] - Eli - 12:17pm 4/5/25
- They’ll all come to the table eventually. China,UK & Canada may hold out longer. [NT]
- LanceManion - 11:52am 4/5/25
- . [NT] - PaND - 1:11pm 4/5/25
- Of course they will capitulate. This is the simplest math in politics. - MAS - 11:33am 4/5/25
- Hopefully shit-for-brains will declare victory and end this madness - Chris94 - 12:04pm 4/5/25