(Image is from the Facebook page of a friend.)There's an old saying that a man can let people think he's a fool, or speak and remove any doubt. A couple of days ago, Donald Trump spoke to the United Nations -- and removed any doubt that he's a complete and utter fool.
There were a lot of foolish things he said -- from threatening war with several countries to telling the U.N. he would always put the U.S. first (regardless of how that might affect the rest of the world). But perhaps the stupidest thing he talked about was the Iranian Agreement.
He said it was a bad agreement because the United States got nothing from the agreement -- an agreement that benefitted only Iran. And he gave the countries of the world the distinct impression that he was going to rescind that agreement. That simply makes no sense.
What was the most important thing the United States wanted from the agreement with Iran? Wasn't it to stop Iran from trying to develop a nuclear weapon? That was not only accomplished, but Iran also agreed to let international inspectors check to make sure they are complying with the agreement -- and even the U.S. government admits that they have been complying. That sounds to me like the United States (and other countries) got exactly what they wanted from the agreement.
White House aides are now saying that Trump is either getting ready to ask Congress to rescind the agreement, or ask our allies to re-nogiate the agreement (and re-institute sanctions to try and force Iran to comply).
The latter is simply not going to happen. Iran has said it will not re-nogiate the agreement, and our European allies don't want that either. As long as Iran complies with the agreement (as it is currently doing), our allies will not try to re-nogiate it or put any sanctions back on Iran.
That means the U.S. will be acting unilaterally if they rescind the agreement. And it will accomplish only one thing -- to show the world that the United States cannot be trusted to keep it's word. It will make it much harder for the United States to make any kind of agreement or treaty in the future -- because other countries could not be sure the U.S. would abide by it (especially while Trump is in the White House).
In displaying his ignorance and incompetence to the U.N., Trump has made the world a much more dangerous place -- because the country once the leader of the free world (U.S.) can no longer be trusted.
