PROVOCATEUR OR ULTIMATE DEALER

Our President has an unusual style. He often makes statements that make us want to question his sanity. At one point he proclaims that he knows and trusts Mr. Putin, at another point he calls the President of the Ukraine a dictator, at another he diminishes the Canadian nation, at another some of his selections as his Team leaders seem designed to shock us. Is he a provocateur or the ultimate dealer?

Sometimes it looks like Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin have a secret Pact to divide up the world. Do you recall The Papal Bulls of the 16th Century where the Pope divided the newly discovered parts of the world into Spain and Portugal spheres. Well, something like that. I will not bother you in Europe and you will not meddle in the Americas. I will handle China over Taiwan and Africa, and you will handle China on your Eastern Front. I will legitimize you once more and you will end the war in Ukraine, but the two of us will split off some of Ukraine’s wealth for good measure.

But what about the Middle East? We will continue to talk about it for years to come. America will maintain its support of Israel in money, weapons and ideas, the Russians will continue to support Iran, and Iran will support Iraq, while Egypt will continue as the pretty girl courted by both sides. Saudi Arabia will be the respected leader in the Middle Eastern area. There can be neither a two state Resolution or a single state Resolution with Israelis and Palestinians living together in one nation. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan will be the balancers as the Arabs and the Israelis solve their own problems.

It will take a lot of mending to repair NATO. The European Nations recognize that the USA has succumbed to its suppressed isolationism and under the present President cannot be expected to come to their aid. We expect Europe to accelerate Arms production. Europeans will swallow hard and recognize full German rearmament. Mr. Putin's march west will not be a typical Route March. It will be one hell of a Fight.

Canada will remain in NATO which sets up an interesting scenario when Canada and the USA come to blows over Tariffs, unless cooler heads prevail.

Domestically the President will continue to flood the zone by throwing Executive Orders out on an almost daily basis, knowing that no serious attack against them can take place until 2027, after the midterm elections (if Republicans loose), and no reversals can take place until maybe 2028.

The big Executive Order will be Income Tax reduction so that large businesses, earners and donors can reap some benefits even for a short time until a new administration removes the privilege.

Where one may ask, is the Democratic Party? Not a sound nor a whimper out of them except to be constantly begging us for money. We expect that they will be in their Think Tanks planning strategy while the current administration self-destructs. These shenanigans are all enjoyable games for those who love the art of politics, but they are the living hell to the vulnerable.

Irvine Weekes.