Terms of Surrender


As our Vice President J.D. Vance continues to hammer out the Terms of Surrender with Iran it is important to tell the truth.  America as a friendly global power no longer exists in the imagination of the many. Number 47 has set back foreign policy.  We surrendered our place in the world by attacking Iran - a nation with no imminent plans to attack us. And we are left with Terms of Surrender.

We have surrendered other things.  We shuttered USAID. I agree with the decision. But we should establish ProjectAmerica - a U.S.-based form of aid where all contracts remain in house and projects are managed by U.S. corporations. No money travels to corrupt leaders and their Swiss bank accounts. Stimulate the economy paying double the going rate to the indigenous work force.  And then - build those schools and clinics in Africa.  Please begin with Sudan.

We have surrendered other things.  Goodwill is lacking with our NATO partners. This is disastrous.  Big problems require generous solutions.  And none are more generous than the American people. What has happened to us?  And in a world of complex systems there is greater need to meet in the middle.  What is a win for all parties?  Because if it is a win for America alone, then perhaps we face a world where we go it alone.

We have surrendered our decency regarding the immigrant.  Please do not misunderstand the aforementioned.  I support many of the policies of President Donald J Trump. Our virtue-signaling largesse of the past is ostentatious. But it has  decimated middle class Americans.  The housing market has been deeply impacted. Average workers are no longer able to afford a home with two incomes.  This is a travesty. Health care resources are decimated.  We bear up under a hidden recession. But we must continue to behave decently toward our immigrants as we adjust our policies.

With nine billion people on our planet not all will be coming to America.  Neil Diamond sang it.  Songs are romantic. They are not policy. But our decency is lacking.  Yes.  Europe should heed our cautions. And initially, these concerns belong in public view.  That allows a government to measure emotional pulse for issues. But then it must be taken into the back channels to be addressed properly. 

Case in point? Amazon drivers in America who stop and roll out their prayer mats on the driveways - the private property - of their clients should be fired.  This is power projection.  Because if I were the driver, and stood on your property beating a tambourine singing the praises of Jesus I should be fired too. It is on X.  Now it must be dealt with in private.

Europe needs to address this issue. They need to shut down Islamic prayer on the streets.  It is unnecessary. We are addressing it.

I am reading this selection to better understand our POTUS.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile

He seems anti-fragile on the domestic front but fragile regarding foreign relations.  His verbal attacks give signal to psychological decompensation and frustration. 

There is no offer of compensation for Minab. It is a moral issue.  Our NATO allies should demand access to the report.  Their airfields supported our attack of Iran.

We have surrendered too much.



  


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