Thursday, April 13, 2017

RETHINKING: Is the Trump-Putin Bromance Damaged?



Dear Friends:

The previous week ended with the news of the U.S. air-strike against the Syrian base as answer for the chemical bombing attack that killed innocent people in a small town of this country.

Nobody expected that President Trump would give the order to attack military installations of the Syrian President Assad, one of the important allies of Russia.

The information about the first military action of the new White House came when the Chinese President Xi was arriving to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with Donald Trump.

The air-strike against the Syrians marked a big change in the foreign politics of the United States, after years of a weak attitude against the enemy.

With this new frame, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Moscow carrying a burning diplomatic luggage.

Some readers of Twitter who mock the Trump government initiatives said that maybe Mr. Tillerson was traveling with a series of gifts for Vladimir Putin and his Russian friends.

But, the Secretary of State went to Moscow with flaming papers about the Syrian chemical attack and complaints for the possible complicity of Russia.  Did Putin know that Assad maintained chemical weapons hidden after the 2013 attack?

Before the trip of the U.S Secretary of State, President Putin said that he was not planning to receive to his old friend Rex Tillerson.

After a long anteroom, Tillerson talked with Putin face-to-face. This meeting took place after a thorny discussion between the Secretary of State and the Russian Foreign Minister.

We really don’t know what happened in the meeting between Vladimir Putin and the American Secretary of State. The comments of Rex Tillerson after the face-to-face conversation didn’t look well. He said that the relationships between U.S. and Russia are again in very bad shape.

Independently of the bad moment, the fact is the Russian President received an important alert from the new White House administration.

According to the comments that come from Moscow, the American attack to the Syrians has damaged the Trump-Putin “bromance”. (A “bromance” is a close but not sexual relationship between two men. (Collins English Dictionary)

Till now, nobody knows what kind of ideas are laboring in the brain of Vladimir Putin, neither what are the truly feelings of the iron heart of the Russian leader.

Meanwhile, in U.S., the analysts are rethinking the apparent mendacious attitude of President Obama after the chemical attack of 2013. Obama promised that the United States would work for the monitoring of the total destruction of the Syrian chemical weapons, but what really happened? Silence!!!

In other order, in the last few days, we have learned that President Trump is involved in a new “bromance”, in this case with the Chinese President Xi. Mr. Trump believes that Mr. Xi will help him to fix the crisis with North Korea. Will President Xi help President Trump? We don’t know…

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Next, you can read some of my last comments in the blog of the WSJ – Journal Community during the last few days.


Domingo A. Trassens
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MY BLOG COMMENTS



(Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressed big concert after his meeting with President Putin.)

The reaction of President Trump bombing a Syrian base shook Moscow in the middle of the courtship of Putin to the new White House. We cannot expect friendly attitude in the Kremlin now.
04/13/2017 10:19:39 AM
1 Recommendation


(This story says that the tensions between China and U.S. are turning to a friendship after the meeting between Donald Trump and the Chinese President Xi.)

President Trump thinks like the businessmen: nobody is my enemy is I can deal with him in my benefit.
04/13/2017 10:11:03 AM
2 Recommendations


(This story talks about the waitress who was involved in the killing of the half brother of the North Korean dictator under the influence of a North Korean agent. Now, she face a trial in a Malaysian court that probably will punish her with the death penalty)

My comment: Poor women without ethical roots and with high money ambitions are frequently lure to commit crimes.

(Another reader added in the bottom of my comment: “Sad but true”.
04/13/2017 09:58:47 AM
4 Recommendations


(The case of the passenger who was dragged from an airplane of United is growing serious complaints about the abusive attitude of the airlines overbooking tickets.)

The answer of the CEO Oscar Munoz doesn't end the incidents forever. And he is co-responsible of who conducted the dragging of the passenger.

The airline companies have to review the overbooking policies and give a better service to the passengers.
04/12/2017 06:40:59 PM
6 Recommendations


(This story comments that the French automaker Peugeot is trying to enter to the American car market.)

The entrance to the American market requires more than testing of the U.S. customer tastes.
04/12/2017 12:44:09 PM
1 Recommendation


(This story reminds us the promise of President Obama after the Syrian chemical attack of 2013, when Obama said that U.S. would force the Assad regime to destroy the chemical weapons.)

It is sad to recognize that the fear to confront the enemy pushed this mendacious attitude.
04/12/2017 12:03:12 PM
4 Recommendations


The French have to put their feet in the ground instead of going from the far-right to the far-left and vice versa.

A far-left candidate is the same danger like a far-right candidate. Jean-Luc Mélenchon is not the right option against Marine Le Pen.
04/12/2017 07:01:46 AM
2 Recommendations


If China President Xi wants a peaceful solution in the case of North Korea, he has to help to end the aggression of the North Korean regime.
04/12/2017 06:50:31 AM
1 Recommendation


The comment of the United CEO Oscar Munoz that the passenger was “belligerent” is only an excuse to cover the bad practices of his company.

United treated the customer as a dangerous animal.
04/11/2017 05:44:09 PM
15 Recommendations


Seoul has to prepare itself for a worse scenario. They know the Pyongyang is ruled by a dictator who likes to play with weapons in a very dangerous way.
04/11/2017 09:36:41 AM
2 Recommendations


(This story says that thousand of New Yorkers are living in homeless shelters because their incomes are low to rent an apartment.)

The social crisis continues across the country because the salaries of the normal workers are low to pay rent.
04/11/2017 09:27:42 AM
1 Recommendation


(This story reflects the fears of the investors about the French assets due to the dark perspectives of the presidential race.)

The people have fears about French election. The panorama doesn't look clear.

According to the last polls, the French election is between Macron and Le Pen. Fillon lost prestige for personal serious mistakes.
04/11/2017 09:13:44 AM
3 Recommendations


(This story says that German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked to Donald Trump to work together with the United Nations for solving the Syrian crisis.)

It is positive that Angela Merkel supports the Donald Trump initiative about the Syria chemical attack. But German Chancellor has to help to put Mr. Putin around a common table on UN.
04/11/2017 09:08:31 AM
1 Recommendation


Very regrettable news: Authorities have to learn they are only civil servants. They don't have the right to use state resources for their affairs.
04/10/2017 11:08:54 PM
5 Recommendations


Justice Neil Gorsuch: You take a very serious responsibility in a difficult moment. Think always that we the people are waiting the best from you!
04/10/2017 10:53:20 PM
3 Recommendations


The stocks of Tesla continue climbing. It is the new boom of the company of the guy who wants to travel to Mars.

However, to be the most valuable U.S. auto maker doesn't imply to be the bigger U.S. auto maker. 
04/10/2017 02:35:08 PM
2 Recommendations


The Christian minority in Egypt doesn’t have real protection. This is not the first attack. And the series continue and continue…
04/10/2017 12:22:53 AM
3 Recommendations


Hezbollah has a long bloody history bombing Jewish targets across the world, like the AMIA building in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
04/09/2017 11:58:19 PM
2 Recommendations


Kim Jong Un is a bully who believes himself invincible, but one day he will realize that he is only one worm like the earthworms that we kill with a foot in the garden. That day, all will late.
04/09/2017 10:50:16 AM
2 Recommendations


The best is the Iranians close their mouth before to criticize the American reaction against the chemical attack of Assad.
04/09/2017 01:13:07 AM
2 Recommendations


The terror in different forms is spreading across all Europe since ISIS and other extremist organizations announced a global war.
04/08/2017 01:20:41 PM
8 Recommendations


We cannot expect Russia says: "Welcome!" It is normal that the Trump's strike on Syria fuels tensions with Moscow government.
04/08/2017 01:09:09 PM
2 Recommendations


Neil Gorsuch is now the new member of the U.S. Supreme Court after a very bloody battle in Congress. We have hope better times soon.
04/07/2017 09:27:07 PM
4 Recommendations


The missiles attack will force to President Xi to take seriously the conversation about North Korea.
04/07/2017 08:08:39 AM
2 Recommendations


(This story comments the surprise the U.S. cruise missiles generated everywhere with good and bad reactions.)

The dozens of Tomahawk missiles showed to the world that U.S. is not more in retreat.

President Trump acted forcefully and quickly.
04/07/2017 07:55:09 AM
17 Recommendations


President Trump gave a serious message to Bashar Assad and his partners: “NO PLAY MORE WITH FIRE!” 
04/07/2017 07:46:16 AM
4 Recommendations


President Trump showed to Syrians, Russians and others that he is willing to answer the provocations with energy and decision.
04/07/2017 07:28:33 AM
12 Recommendations


(This column was posted by Wall Street Journal before the U.S, reaction against Syria.)

The chemical attack is serious test for President Trump. There are few options: war or silence. War implies a possible conflict with Russia.
04/06/2017 08:08:14 PM
1 Recommendation


(This column was posted before the American reaction showing the fears of everybody for the support that President Assad from Russians and Iranians.)

President Assad is committing atrocities with the support of Vladimir Putin and the Iranians. This is the problem.
04/06/2017 04:34:18 PM
1 Recommendation


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SOURCES:

1) External Sources: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Twitter and PBS NewsHour.

2) Own Sources: My own research for previous publishing projects like TTT of Comlab Corp and others.

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