Moses

When a cat has nothing better to do, he licks his balls; when you have nothing to say in response, you start discussing me.

Me? Where? Could you please use glasses?

No. You. ChatGPT: Exactly because Myanmar is 4th biggest country, each neighborhood tries to use situation and feeding rebels - China from North, India from West, Thailand from East. And from each of these countries also pesky NGO under brand USAID trying make dirty business.

"For education purpose": each deal US-RU is going under special one-time license. US Can't survive without Russian enriched uranium, for example, (at least till 2027). Any other trade deals are forbidden. If the Joe Alzheimer administration had the opportunity to refuse some Russian goods, they would have done so in 2022. But for some goods, Russia either has a monopoly (rocket engines, enriched uranium), or holds a significant market share and offers very attractive prices (titanium). That is why licenses are issued for these goods. And in these conditions, setting tariffs on these goods means shooting yourself in the foot, because Russia can simply stop supplying goods for which there is no substitute. For reference: in 2024, share of Russian fertilizers was 17.1% of the entire US fertilizer market.

And Iran, North Korea. Why install tariffs where trade is forbidden by law?

I didn't. Whole my post was posted and edited before your posting. WRONG! Libya, Syria, Myanmar have a very important common feature - in all these countries the West supplied weapons and financed the "militia" movement. Behind all these armed conflicts are the dirty hands of the West and the games of the West with local elites.

The West really didn't like Gaddafi - he was friends with Moscow, controlled oil in Libya and, in general, didn't kiss the feet of the West. And in Libya they organized a hunt for him. Now Libya is "flourishing". The UN-recognized government of Libya controls only 5% of the country's territory, the rest of the territory is controlled by those whom you politely call "militia". Moreover, there are more of these "militia" than letters in the word "democracy" - from national ones like the Tuaregs to religious ones like ISIS. The country is destroyed, the economy is destroyed, but the West pretends that everything is fine in Libya now. You destroyed the country under the guise of "democratic change". And now you are trying to do the same with Myanmar. And you don't care about the country, the main thing for you is that China does not get stronger. And the talking heads on your TVs are broadcasting that Myanmar will soon be "liberated", that there will be democracy there. Well, look at the "democracy" in Libya. Look at the "democracy" in Syria, where secular law will be replaced by Sharia law.

I not only read the news, but also managed to visit Myanmar, to attend the funeral of my friend's parents, who were killed by "liberators". And, unlike the armchair readers of Western propaganda, I saw what was happening there with my own eyes. And if these "liberators" do win, then a war of everyone against everyone will begin, which suits the West just fine - after all, China will then lose access to the Indian Ocean. It is no coincidence that all these "liberators" suddenly began to receive aid from Western countries immediately after Xi agreed with Myanmar on laying a railway and building a port on the shores of the Indian Ocean.

Current state: in 2024, the U.S. had a trade deficit of $45.6 billion with Thailand. U.S. exports to Thailand were $17.7 billion, while imports from Thailand totaled $63.3 billion. This deficit increased by 11.7% compared to 2023 https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/southeast-asia-pacific/thailand

Do you mean "France, Germany, Britain, Italy and the rest of the "free world" don't want to be "great power"?

Perhaps the "fight for the judge" was a smokescreen. Because

Fortunately, yes. That's why Russia has already sent 5 planes with humanitarian aid and 450 professional rescuers. And what did France, Germany, Britain, Italy and the rest of the "free world" do? "With thoughts and prayers..."? What world are they in? The one where they create a "Peace Fund" to raise money for weapons?

Do you see word "article" in my post?

And US is still fattiest nation.

Trump does logical things: Johnson in 1965 made the same - "Chicken tariff"

This crap does exactly what I wrote, why else these manufacturing plants are located on US soil and not in China with cheap labor?

Nope. Trump's tariffs exactly about that: they forcing foreign local companies to move manufacturing plants form "donors countries" to US soil and "enrich" citizens of US.

Trump faces a choice: either he sends these commands to the junta, since only the junta's territory is safe, and immediately comes under fire from the leftists for helping the dictatorial regime, or he does nothing and still comes under fire from the same leftists for inaction. The second option is cheaper and less risky. Again: common sense.

I also use credit cards during the grace period when traveling, and during this time the capital is turned into investments or lies in deposits at %% this is an obvious practice. But that was not the question

My soft spot is common sense. If a family doesn't have enough money, then either income must be increased or expenses must be reduced. The state increases income through taxes. Does anyone here want to advise Trump to increase taxes in USA for to keep distribution of HIV-drugs in Jakarta?

Since when Mask is working in NIH?

It's also funny that the British Guardian writes about what Trump is doing in the US and doesn't write a word about what's happening on British soil, about the horrors of the healthcare system with queues lasting several months. It seems to me that this is also an element of propaganda, promoting the agenda of the British government, and a distraction from the problems "underfoot".

What I see from news NIH cuts 450 mln from $3.953 billion of US HIV research budget. And not just cuts, but cuts specifically 145 grants. Are you sure, what specialists made wrong choice and journalist made right choice in criticizing? But most I wonder: why title of this thread is named "Trump kills..." - it is pure speculation and leftist propaganda.

As usual: when you have no arguments, you helplessly switching to me and Russia.