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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,185 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:14 PM Mar 2019

Jeb Bush: Trump's 'unilateralism' on foreign policy is 'really dangerous'

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) says in a new interview that President Trump's "unilateralism" on trade issues and other foreign policy is "really dangerous."

Bush, who challenged Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 and has said he hopes a Republican primary opponent emerges in 2020, spoke about some of his criticisms of Trump in a podcast interview with CNN's David Axelrod.

"We haven't had a major crisis to deal with, but this unilateralism or going-alone-ism I think is really dangerous," Bush said of Trump's foreign policy moves during the interview on CNN's "The Axe Files."

"Our friends no longer believe they can trust the United States and our enemies, in many cases, feel emboldened by this approach," he added. "I think it defies the ... bipartisan kind of consensus on foreign policy that has by-and-large kept America safe."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jeb-bush-trumps-unilateralism-on-foreign-policy-is-really-dangerous/ar-BBURqOE?li=BBnb7Kz

Not going to defend Trump but your brother's foreign policy was pretty dangerous also.

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Jeb Bush: Trump's 'unilateralism' on foreign policy is 'really dangerous' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 OP

I am glad to see he is speaking out about this......... riversedge Mar 2019 #1

Thanks for your thoughtful post instead of just making UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #5

I take it this wasn't what he told his brother in '03 sandensea Mar 2019 #2

Who would have thought........ MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #3

Yes let us not forget that between Jr and Trump as presidents, Volaris Mar 2019 #4

Whatever..same guy (and his son) that would not vote for Hillary.nt helpisontheway Mar 2019 #6

riversedge

(70,299 posts)

1. I am glad to see he is speaking out about this.........

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:18 PM

Mar 2019

We NEED our allies and Trump just pushes them away or ignores them.

..."Our friends no longer believe they can trust the United States and our enemies, in many cases, feel emboldened by this approach," he added. "I think it defies the ... bipartisan kind of consensus on foreign policy that has by-and-large kept America safe."

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

5. Thanks for your thoughtful post instead of just making

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 02:02 AM

Mar 2019

decades old broken record jabs at the Bushes.

sandensea

(21,664 posts)

2. I take it this wasn't what he told his brother in '03

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:42 PM

Mar 2019

More like: "C'mon already, George! Ya know how much money the old man said we'd make from this war! Makes that gig I had goin' with Alberto Duque look like chump change!"

MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)

3. Who would have thought........

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:45 PM

Mar 2019

that we'd see a time when we consider a Bush having a "reasonable" foreign policy discussion. But after what IQ45 has done to it all, even Jeb sounds like a world-class statesman!
At least, after all of the other Repug suck-ups that were opposed to IQ45 and then crawled into the same bed (yeah, I mean you, Lindsey and Teddy Cruz - and ugh, what an ugly thought!) the Bush clan has remained opposed to this national shame guy.

Volaris

(10,274 posts)

4. Yes let us not forget that between Jr and Trump as presidents,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:27 AM

Mar 2019

Trump isn't the War Criminal, here. Jebbie might want to just keep his head down and his mouth shut for about another decade heh..

helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)

6. Whatever..same guy (and his son) that would not vote for Hillary.nt

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2019, 06:29 AM

Mar 2019

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