Countries tend to
trade with neighboring countries, countries who need what they don’t have or
have enough of, countries where they have strong supply chain relations and no
economic barriers like tariffs, sanctions or taxes and countries that are
aligned with them on political issues.
Trade relations shift
over time based on changes in these trading principles. Wars and hostility
between countries reduces trade between groups of countries on opposing sides.
Trade relations limit
the individual companies who are engaged in trade based on price, quality,
reliability and trade history. But current trade relations are being challenged
by the US using sanctions and Tariffs against Iran, China and Russia.
The US has taken issue
with Iran on its nuclear weapons development and funding Islamic Terrorism and
has imposed sanctions and enlisted Arab countries to put pressure on Iran.
The US took issue with
North Korea over its nuclear weapons and missile development program.
The US has taken issue
with China on its theft of US intellectual property and Japanese islands and
excessive trade imbalance and has imposed Tariffs.
The US has sanctions
on Russia for its actions in Ukraine and confronted Russia in Syria.
The US has threatened
Tariffs to get Mexico to help end the Migrant Caravan and Drug Cartel
Invasions.
The US has rejected
the Climate Change hoax, the UN Refugee Program, the Open Borders scam and
other UN and EU policies. Other countries are beginning to agree with the US.
War has been replaced
by trade sanctions and tariffs. The goal is to replace war with fair competition
in trade with better and cheaper products and productive countries.
World War I and World
War II were caused by German and Japanese land grabs. The Cold War dealt with
Communist insurgency. Today we are dealing with China, North Korea, Russia and
Iran.
The US is encouraging
national sovereignty, bi-lateral balanced trade and the expansion of private
sector economies to provide jobs for citizens.
We may see Turkey side
with Russia because of proximity, tradition and oil pipelines, but the US is expanding
its oil production to compete.
We may see the EU
dissolve as member countries recognize that they will do better as sovereign
economies.
Europe needs to decide
whether Russia is an enemy or a trading partner. The role of NATO needs to be redefined.
The UN has become more
irrelevant and needs to abandon its global governance delusions. Socialism is
in decline.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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