tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post2285114221938045835..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Dumb, Lazy or Doesn't Care: Trump on NATOSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-14829530376090075292016-07-21T16:53:36.202-04:002016-07-21T16:53:36.202-04:00Trump and his most ardent followers do not recogni...Trump and his most ardent followers do not recognize soft power. They seem to be saying their plan is to increase the already supremely mighty US military to the point that 5% of the world’s population can hold a gun to the heads of the other 95%. Then they will ‘negotiate from strength’. This is not negotiation. It is Mob-style extortion.<br /><br />Moral issues aside, Trump underestimates the much vaster scope of soft power and what it does and can do for America. Trump mistakes slow and complex multilateralism for weakness. He thinks that inspiring fear gives more influence. It is a naïve mistake that nonetheless resonates with many Americans.Susan Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833534213203846430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-33071170604498644012016-07-21T13:14:51.166-04:002016-07-21T13:14:51.166-04:00Whenever Trump says anything negative about NATO I...Whenever Trump says anything negative about NATO I keep on thinking he could at least cite Stephen Walt or other Realists to give his remarks intellectual cover. Then I remember I should not kid myself and this is Trump who is speaking. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951418609890124872noreply@blogger.com