Sunday, May 28, 2017

BloggeRhythms

Yesterday’s focus concerned what the MSM contends is the POTUS’s intention to announce support of the Paris Climate Agreement next week.  

In response, this author wrote: “I don’t spend the bulk of my days researching, gaining education and putting those results in print to support one who’ll bow to political pressure and nepotism like any other self-serving politico. Which is why, if the Paris Agreement stays in place, I’m gone too.”

And now today, Michelle Moons reports @breitbart.com that: “On Saturday night, Axios reported the news based on “three sources with direct knowledge” that “U.S. President Donald Trump has informed multiple individuals, including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, that he intends to remove the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, according several sources.”

6,299 comments followed the article, not only illustrating the magnitude of interest in the subject, but the fact that all of those scanned fully favored U.S. withdrawal from the agreement as well. 

Donna wrote: “Thank you President Trump the Paris Climate Agreement IS nothing but a tax scam the American public cannot afford.”

838 others agreed with her. 

big b wrote: “That's what making America Great Again is all about!! I'm not sure I agree that it is a scam though...more like a scheme of Soros and his Bilderberg Masters, to continue their worldwide globalization of this planet...boy is our President throwing a monkey wrench into their nefarious plans!!”

Another 410 “liked” that one.

CreatioExNihilo wrote: “Sure hope this report is correct. If so: The Donald is taking a major step to build a true legacy and distinguish himself as on of the greatest presidents, most loved by the people.”

374 more agreed here. 

Reno Rivera wrote: “Everything bad Barack Hussein Obama got America into, Trump undoes....that's Trump's legacy alone.

“Kind of makes it easy for Trump. Just undo Obama's messes”

jimmbbo_the_deplorable wrote:  

“Famous quotes from failed science history -
* "The Earth is the center of the universe!"
* "The Earth is flat!"
* "The science is settled!"


Neuro Mancer wrote: “From American taxpayers straight to EU socialist programs."

As far as the Agreement itself is concerned, the probability is that for most other nation’s, their primary interest in having the U.S. remain stems from the desire for the funding involved. Developing countries, for example, expect $100 billion in new money to be invested by others.    

Furthermore, as reported by Lucy Hornby of the Financial Times, back on April 11, 2017: 

“Climate ministers from Europe, India, Brazil and South Africa have gone to Beijing in recent weeks, hoping to sustain momentum from the Paris talks despite the Trump administration’s dismantling of US regulations meant to limit American emissions. But discussions have quickly run up against the issue of financing.  “Developed countries have not met their commitments. In their reports a lot of their commitment is in the form of development aid. That doesn’t meet the commitment to contribute to new funds,” China’s top climate change negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, told a briefing on Tuesday.”

Thus, once again, the world fears aren’t really so much about climate change, but instead the loss of the deepest pockets on the planet if the U.S. departs. 

In a similar circumstance, New York Congressman Peter King posted the following on Facebook yesterday: “President Trump deserves full credit for the straight talk he delivered to our NATO allies when he confronted them at NATO headquarters in Brussels yesterday and demanded that they finally start paying their dues. Of the 28 member NATO countries only 4, besides the United States, spend the required 2 percent of GDP on defense. (Those countries are Greece, Great Britain, Estonia and Poland.) 

“The President further pointed out that not only are the delinquent 23 failing to pay their current dues, they owe "massive amounts from past years. Over the past 8 years, the US spent more on defense than all other NATO countries combined." While our President spoke, a number of the European leaders were seen glancing awkwardly at one another in annoyance and embarrassment. They should be embarrassed. It's about time we had a President who lays it on the line. 

“Americans should be proud to have a President who asserts leadership on the world stage. What is so disappointing -- but not unexpected -- is the smug, antiTrump, elitist echo chamber response from so many in the media and the foreign policy establishment. Sadly their inveterate, visceral opposition to President Trump knows no bounds, even at the water's edge. 

"Media hysterics aside, President Trump explicitly thanked NATO for invoking Article 5 after the 9/11 attacks and said "the NATO of the future must include a great focus on terrorism and immigration, as well as threats from Russia and on NATO's eastern and southern borders." Our President has recommitted the United States to an even stronger NATO. Now it is time for all NATO countries to make a similar commitment.”

Therefore, what’s becoming glaringly clear is that the nation now has a leader who not only understands what commitments are all about, but fully expects others to honor theirs. And if that means walking away from agreements when others don’t comply as promised, he’s fully prepared to do it.   

It also may be why back on March 27, the British newspaper "The Sunday Times" reported that the POTUS “handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a bill for more than $300 million (277.6 million euros) for Berlin's failure to meet NATO's defense spending target of 2 percent of GDP,” according to an unnamed German government official. 

Which means that when each situation is sorted out, be it the Paris Climate Accord, NATO’s future or practically anything else, America’s money always seems to be at the core of them.  

On a very slow Memorial Day weekend,

That’s it for today folks.

Adios

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