If Trump had a single strategic idea, he's crazy enough that he could probably play his big hand to get any concessions he wants. Unfortunately, he's got a single tool and he thinks that waving it at every problem will help him win (he won't) what he perceives as a zero-sum game (it isn't).
He holds a lot of cards, but he's making the mistake of thinking he holds all of them. It'll be painful for us former US allies, but it's going to be fatal for the future of the US.
This is nothing but a Farquaadian bargain for America.
>Lord Farquaad's appearance [in the film Shrek] may be inspired by Michael Eisner, the then-CEO of The Walt Disney Company, owing to producer Jeffrey Katzenberg's animosity toward his former employer. Others had noticed a resemblance to Richard III of England. The name Farquaad is thought to be a way to get away with saying "fuckwad" in a family-friendly film. Farquaad happens to be similar to the surname of film animator Mark Farquhar. Some think Farquaad was based on the 7th US President, Andrew Jackson, as he forced a group from their land (Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830).
But a useless summation when everyone has internet. To clarify, I mean that it was lot of words with no meaning behind why you particularly think it was a “good reference”.
He holds a lot of cards, but he's making the mistake of thinking he holds all of them. It'll be painful for us former US allies, but it's going to be fatal for the future of the US.
This is nothing but a Farquaadian bargain for America.