In order to see the direction Trump is going requires a Military Strategic mind, something many seem to be lacking here. One forgets that Trump went to Military School and not some dumb downed public school. This is what is meant by Political Game Theory.
This article articulating Trumps strategic planning is spot on. Read it if you will, then you will get a better understanding of how he plays the political game.
" "Why not just drop that [bleep] like a MOAB?!?"
This is the correct question. The answer is simple. Trump uses bluffs to test the capabilities of his opposition, introduce doubt and create an atmosphere where his enemies aren't sure what is true and what will happen next.
Some Trump political and intelligence and counterintelligence strategies:
Trump "leaks" fake information to his enemies intentionally through compromised backchannels. This creates confusion and causes the media to lose credibility as their reporting turns out to be false. Trump laughs and calls them fake news for these glaring errors. Brennan himself was leaked false information that Trump and his family would be indicted weeks before the Mueller investigation closed. He was shown to be wrong and now claims he was given bad intel. "The leaks are real, the news is fake" - Donald J. Trump
Trump publicly feuds with people he sends out of his camp to "sever ties" and free them up to independently pursue an objective without raising public awareness. For the media to tie him to these "burned bridge" actors, they would need to allege elaborate conspiracy narratives, and they are already stretched thin with the mainstream offensive.
Trump manages damaging releases of information by his enemies by pushing a counter narrative his own team's carefully designed "damaging" information which ends up proving to be false and defuses the original harmful situation by sewing seeds of doubt against "anti-trump lies".
Trump leaks information about what events might happen next or certain threats through to his enemies and even his base. Some he follows through and some he does not. The GOAL is to never allow any one person outside his closest circle to be able to predict the next move. Yes this also makes it very difficult for his enemies to counter, prepare or preempt anything they believe he is going to do next because they simply never truly know.
^^^ This is the part that is so frustrating for straightforward patriotic supporters of Trump. They project their principles on to Trump and who they believe he should be and HOW he should go about winning his objectives.
Trump benefits from noc (unofficial) agents utilized in a controlled opposition capacity. These help to push the focus back onto his opponents in an opportune moment. He can brand them by creating a story manufactured by his agents and immediately use his bully pulpit to shine the light on these damaging events. I stopped counting at how many times I witnessed this simple game playing out.
Trump uses a myriad of sequential behavioral and semantic strategies to create a news cycle to his advantage, damaging his opponent's credibility, and ultimately pilfering his enemies' lukewarm supporters by stealing their platform issues one at a time. An example:
1-Trump makes outrageous inflammatory statement designed to outrage a targeted opponent.
2-Trump allows time for his opponent to begin a news cycle of outrage, now inflaming the loudest fringe of their tribe.
3-Trump immediately targets a KEY issue he wants to steal from his opponent and performs a notable action directly and positively affecting that issue. (Think Kim K with the prison reform PR stunt, Syria withdrawal etc).
The opposition media cannot deal with the suddenly introduced confusion in the midst of the outrage mob. They are forced to ignore the new positive event or, in the worst cases, actually claim it is another terrible decision by Trump. Many people conflate the ridicule Trump is receiving in that news cycle with the highly agreeable positive action they are observing and assume his opponents actually oppose it instead of the original inflammatory action. Trump effectively lays claim on many of his opponents' trademark issues in this way.
All of these are adaptations of very basic, well known military and intelligence strategies. All major political administrations make earnest attempts to dominate the field with their execution. The difference is in their typical restraint of overt action in favor of a more one dimensional public presentation of their primary asset.
Trump, in contrast, becomes an active participant in the subversion itself which is highly unconventional. I believe students of military and political strategy will study the Trump administration's acute weaponization of COMINT and HUMINT for years to come."
You forget that Trump has been trying like hell to change existing immigration laws as far as catch and release, chain migration, visa lotteries plus everything else that is wrong with the current immigration laws and with NO DAMNED HELP from the demoCRAPS? And a lot of fake Republicans.
As usual ... profane adhomim. Facts. The posted thread lists grim facts. He said he would close the border... bluff, posturing and lies. And globohomo. Fool me ONCE
So who you got on the ballot that will be better? miles
My opinion is,...illegal immigration should have already been stopped by Trump.
If he's unable to make it happen, I want to hear from somebody who can.
If it's totally fuggin' impossible, I want to hear that.
I don't care to hear any more lies and excuses.
If it can't be done, then it can't be done. Don't run for President on a platform that's impossible. Just go do something else.
No, you want it stopped immediately, if not yesterday.
Leftists are willing to get things done fast, or they are willing to chip away and get what they want slowly. They are willing to try one tactic, and then change if that is not effective. You do not seem to be willing to do that. You do not seem to grasp the realities of politics. You want your OompaLoompa Now! Immediate satisfaction.
Oh, and tell me when you give something your best effort and fall short at first, you lied about your intentions?
Maybe try this: evaluate Trump AFTER he leaves office. Then you can decide what he delivered, what he tried and failed, and what he ignored. Then you can hammer away about what you didn't get. Right now, this is like bitching about how a cake tastes while it is still in the oven.
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
As usual ... profane adhomim. Facts. The posted thread lists grim facts. He said he would close the border... bluff, posturing and lies. And globohomo. Fool me ONCE
So who you got on the ballot that will be better? miles
Your question is one that never gets answered...
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“In Trump We Trust.” Right????
SOMEBODY please tell TRH that Netanyahu NEVER said "Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away."
I think that if you looked you would find that because of his willingness to try to tackle the border issue that more folks have been trying to get here before something is done.
As far as the other issues that seem to bother you it takes congress to get things done.
He can't do it by himself.
Hell he has had judges block or try to block everything that he has done to this date.
Something tell me that you would not be happy no matter what he gets done.
Hard to believe that you have to keep explaning this isn't it? lol
I've not bothered to read the entire 8 pages, but methinks D.J.'s two biggest problems are a pre-occupation with b.s. investigations (he could've killed them by ignoring them, though I get he uses them to play to his base), and a Republican Party that has been completely and totally useless on the domestic front for at least the last 20 years. Sad that they are the "good" choice.
Screwed me out of 3 years of work. Due to his economic policies my 401K is up enough for me to retire 3 years early.
I read a lot of stuff concerning markets. Most predictive in nature
Some are calling for a leg down in the market come June, then a bounce up and a deeper leg down in July.
Only time will tell if they are correct.
Only mention it for you compadres with a good chunk of your retirement invested in the market. Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.
Me I don’t have a whole lot of exposure to the market but what it does between here and nov 2020 concerns me greatly via DJT’s election chances.
I’m concerned that if the market is decidedly lower next year it hurts his chances for re-election
Course I’m Hopin we all hang onto what we have as well
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
2Legit- the pundits have been wrong on predicting market trends since Trump won- and even before. You might recall the disaster they predicted his tenure would cause to the markets ( before of course now claiming he is benefitting from Obama's policies ). I have now been conditioned to shrug off claims of impending calamity while he is in office. Every dip has been more or less reversed.
As to the OP -one question. Who would you rather have than DJT as POTUS and how could they have done more? I got squat.
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When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of . Confucius
As usual, he bluffs and postures, but no real or true reform. To be brutally honest the same was true of Reagan. He could do something effectual and immediate about the border but he does NOTHING. If he survives the deep state coup.... yippee.... I suppose. In the mean time MIGA. Or MAGA or whatever.
You are full of chit!
We may know the time Ben Carson lied, but does anyone know the time Hillary Clinton told the truth?
Immersing oneself in progressive lieberalism is no different than bathing in the sewage of Hell.
As usual, he bluffs and postures, but no real or true reform. To be brutally honest the same was true of Reagan. He could do something effectual and immediate about the border but he does NOTHING. If he survives the deep state coup.... yippee.... I suppose. In the mean time MIGA. Or MAGA or whatever.
miles
