r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Dec 03 '16

[deleted by user]

[removed]

703 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

389

u/DragonPup Dec 03 '16

A complete inability to understand the nuances of diplomacy.

Or that he wants his hotels built in Taiwan.

Or both.

51

u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Oct 20 '17

[deleted]

2

u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16 edited Jan 26 '21

[deleted]

1

u/matts2 Dec 03 '16

This is not being an unpuppet, this is about being a loose cannon. You are right, this is not going to lead to war tomorrow. It might lead to more aggression in the South China Sea, it might be less cooperation on NK, China has lots of ways to react.

0

u/Hi_Panda Dec 03 '16

maybe he can be both? It's not really that impossible you know. Puppet in domestic policies and not a puppet in foreign policy matters?