Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Trump and Cotton, dishonoring America

WITH ANGRY, MACHO BOMBAST, his default style, candidate Trump promised his surly rally crowds that if elected he would cancel the nuclear arms treaty with Iran. He said this without consulting any of the other nations which signed it. He described it as the "worst deal ever", and he's the expert on bad deals, having filed four times for bankruptcy. Donald Trump, the self proclaimed expert on arms control. All of his diplomatic and military advisors seem to disagree; they think the treaty is fine just the way it is, which means nothing to the president, who by now doesn't surprise us with his belief in his superiority to experts. Iran is satisfied with the agreement, and everyone agrees, except Trump, that the Iranians are in full compliance with the terms of the deal. Only Trump and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton are outspokenly in favor of tearing up the treaty. They both need a lesson in honor and integrity. When you reach an agreement without being coerced or unsound mentally, you abide by it, if you are honorable. if Trump and Cotton think Obama and his team of negotiators and the other signatory nations were mentally unsound when they shook hands with Iran, they should reconsider, and take a look in the mirror. There is where a lack of integrity and intelligence will be found. You don't shake hands, then change your mind. Senator was opposed to negotiating with Iran before the negotiations were even complete. This is only because the matter was being handled by President Obama, who in the twisted minds of conservative zealots can not possibly have good intentions. You may recall that Cotton and forty six other twisted republican Senators, like common traitors, notified the Iranian government during Obama's negotiations that once Obama left office, the new administration would likely disavow whatever Obama signed. Iran responded by asking: "who in the hell is this Cotton dude, and just who dies he think he is"? The answer is: nobody knows. Cotton said last week that he would prefer to use "coercive diplomacy", whatever he means by that. Again, under coercion, no agreement is valid. Tom seems to be unaware of that basic fact. Tom seems unaware of many basic facts, such as the importance of honor and integrity. Maybe he should run for President of North Korea.

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