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Not anymore. Trump has singlehandedly destroyed the US brand.

You assume that the products are available in the USA. The USA does not currently have the capacity to manufacture or produce most of the tariffed items (both US imposed, and foreign nation counter imposed). Factories cannot be built and staffed overnight, let alone in 1 or 2 or even 3 years. It is not the large companies who will lose out, but the US consumer and US worker. What's your plan to offset the increased cost of living tariffs cause, and the reduction of employment that will occur? Not everyone wants to work in a factory making lightbulbs or or in a noisy sawmill breathing in sawdust and ingesting bugs and debris. Americans are not much for manual labour as seen by the agriculture sector's reliance on immigrant farm workers.

Yes, but the Chinese as a nation are more able to sustain economic hardship. No one comes out to riot and burn down buildings in quite the way westerners do. The Chinese are adaptable and quick to pivot. That is what they have done in the developing markets of Latin America and Africa. It is not about China winning, because no one wins in a trade war. Rather it is about who will be least damaged and most like to bounce back faster. It's about motivation. A large part of the US population is not in agreement with Trump, his satanic henchman Musk, and his chaos strategy. As a result, it will be hard to maintain national cohesion in the event of hardship. The USA has initiated a policy of isolation and having no friends does not serve anyone well, just look at the old farts who roam aimlessly in Patong, Pattaya and elsewhere to understand that.

The dogs would be assessed to determine if it was the dog or the custodian of the animal. In civilized societies like the UK and much of the USA, if the assessment showed that the dog was ok, there would be an attempt to train and to rehouse. In this case, I would not be surprised if the dog behavior was encouraged and rewarded by the accused man. Blaming the dog is a cop out for not holding the man responsible. He is the one who is letting the dog offleash, and he is the one not muzzling the animal when there have been complaints. He is the one who is allegedly intentionally trying to harm people.

Lovely, but impractical. Not a practical option for residents of Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, etc. The lanes need to be accessible and practical. Or better yet, respected. They manage to do that in the UK, USA and Japan. It of course gets back to driving skills and respect for others.

What goes up, does come down. Mr. Trump is going to deliver one heck of an economic recession. It will be the countries rich in critical commodities like energy sources, potable water, mineral wealth and stable climate who will prosper.

The USA is not dependent on Canada, but its wealth and high standard of living is. It is Canada that provides the cheap raw materials and resources that the USA transforms into higher value products. Yes, the USA has a capacity to replace Canadian lumber, but at what cost? There are not enough sawmills in the USA or sufficient skilled labour to operate those mills and to transport the lumber. The lumber would have to come from protected environmentally fragile ecosystems. The forests were protected for a good reason as they were needed to control erosion, fire and water /air quality. You ignore the fact that there is a big difference between lumber used for the construction industry and what is in US forests. The excess softwood lumber the US would need are highly suceptible to pests and fire. It is one of the reasons why forest fires are so prevalent in clear cut replant areas. The pulp and paper companies replant with the highly flammable varieties, not with the appropriate fire resistant trees, which are less valuable for cheap US type construction. Aluminum is a world market and much of it is already spoken for with local demand taking up much of the production. Your position is illogical. Trump says he wants to make the USA more independent, well, the alternatives to Canada are China, Russia and India. How is relying on those producers n the USA's interest? It certainly won't be less expensive in the long run. Yes, the USA is producing lots of oil and gas now. Oil pipelines do not appear overnight. They take years to build. The oil pipelines do not run east to west. They run north to south for good reason. You can't build east west pipelines in many regions because of the geography and the population. The US oil companies built their refineries in the midwest because of the billions of $$ the import of cheap Canadian oil made them. Yes, the USA can get its potash from Russia, Belarus and China. Another brilliant strategy to make the USA more independent. And yes, the USA agricultural sector relies on low cost Canadian potash. 80% of it comes from Canada. Try replacing that with the lower quality contaminated Russian potash. Add the shipping costs from Russia. It is far more cost effective to load a train car with potash and send it down south than to ship it via train and cargo ship with loading and unloading through multiple ports. Ask a US corn farmer how they would manage without Canadian potash. The answer is that there would be reduced corn production. Reduced corn production reduces pork and cattle feed. Reduced pork and cattle production would not bode well for Americans. There is a reason why the stock market is tanking now.

I would consider terrorism as a motive.

He is not speaking on behalf of the Democrt party, nor does he have standing. This is his opinion.

The mayor is representing a large number of citizens who are opposed. If he wants to mount a legal challenge he should not use public funds as he does not have a mandate to do so. Polling shows a majority are in favour of the expansion. The man is over stepping his authority in respect to use of public funds.

Let them play with the dogs in a closed room.

Wonderful that the US domestic economy is strong, but it is you who has interpreted incorrectly and is so arrogant as to attack anyone stating the obvious. 70% +of the US economy is based upon the service sector and is not particulary resilient. Inflated healthcare costs represent 17% of the GDP. 11% is government. Only 17.6% comes from industry. Financial services like banking and insurance do not create wealth for the nation, yet you carry on as if it is creating national wealth. China's industrial sector accounts for 36.5% of its GDP. That's why it is a powerhouse and it can markets to other regions like Latin America and replace US industries. - Exports represent 11% of the US GDP. If the export market is reduced by 10% it will have a significant impact. - The US domestic economy relies on cheap imports that it transforms into more valuable finished products. If the USA loses access to those cheap imports its domestic ecomy will be negatively impacted. Trump loves to attack Canadian lumber imports, but the reality is that the USA does not have the capacity to replace the Canadian lumber. It doesn't have the sawmills or the non impact forest areas to cut. When the USA cuts down trees today, it negatively impacts watersheds and puts communities at risk for flooding and other manmade catastrophes. US consumers won't pay the higher costs of US lumber. Trump complains about Canadian aluminum, but the USA can't replace it and Canada can easily sell to world markets. Trump says he doesn't need cheap Canadian oil that is bought cheap , refined and then sold back at inflated prices to Canada, all done by US oil companies . Good. Canada should keep the oil and let the US midwest go without because the pipelines are from Canada into the midwest, not from the rest of the USA into the midwest. The US farmers depend on cheap fertilizer from Canada. Let them buy the contaminated potash at 2X the price from Russia and pass on the costs to consumers. Tourism is 3% of the US GDP. Watch it shrink and see how many of the 9 million employed in the sector lose their jobs. In order to have need for a service based economy there must be an inflow of wealth and that will not happen if the world stops transacting with the USA. Consider what happens if the world moves away from the domonance of the US banking system and its US control and instead moves to EU or Japanese banks. No more US influence. The USA is forcing that change,

Get a grip. People torment. animals and a dog will respond when tormented. I would give my dog priority over you. Yes, I would. It is more loyal, a better friend and more reliable. I owe you nothing, except for respect for your personal space and legal rights. ANything else is an imposition. Defenceless children my arse. Many of these kids taunt and tease injured and elderly animals and then people like you come along and proclaim the little sociopaths as innocents.

The US aircraft are flying for US interests not EU, so try again. The USAF isn't protecting Canadian airspace, the RCAF is. When there is a scramble, its RCAF aircraft going out not USAF.

Absolute nonsense. The stretch between the Centara and down to the Hyatt is very busy. The beach is very wide and long, so it looks lightly populated, but it isn't. This is the busiest its been for at least the past decade. I take my afternnon walk at 16:30 and people are out in full force doing the same.

Huh? There are speeding motorbikes on the alleged bicycle paths.

What spigots? US has not been funding the EU. The reality is that Russia did not pose a threat to many EU members, or Canada. The constant intrusions into Canada by Russian nuclear armed aircraft was a threat to US security not Canada. The USA needs the EU and others to protect its shipping routes. The USA economy is trade dependent and if it cannot import the materials it needs, its economy flounders. Time to start considering the ramifications if the rest of the world stops purchasing US products and/or stops selling to the USA at preferred prices. All that is needed to cause the USA economy to tailspin is a reduction in its exports of 10%. 5% will result in layoffs and loss of tax revenues. So does the USA. Only the USA's Trump is threatening to default on its debt. US consumer market is dependent on China. If China stops selling to the USA, Walmart, Costco and others will be empty of products. The Chinese are a lot stronger and more unified that the USA. They can go without fancy things. Deny an American his pork rinds and the trailer parks will erupt in riots. How will Europe Replace Russian gas - They have done so with Gulf Arab imports. Canada is about to change its energy export policy and we may see one of the world's largest oil and gas reserves made available. Should Europe Even the Tariff Playing Field- How about the US removing its trade barriers? The US has some of the toughest. Is a European Army Practical Yes.It can be structured as per the existing NATO protocols. At the very least Germany can train with France and the UK. What Social Benefits need to be Cut to Pay for European Defense -None In Light of the Cowardly Nature of Western European Youth, Should the Eastern European form a Separate Military Bloc- They are already integrated with the western EU. There is no Eastern EU now other than Romania and Bulgaria, and they are backward states to begin with. Whats Does Germanys Reversal of Class Interests in the Recent Election say about the future of Leftist parties in Europe- The social progressive movement remains strong and will not disappear. How Does the Green Agenda affect European Power generation and Industrial Expansion - Have you read the Green proposals? Some are quite intelligent and forward thinking. They focus on resilience, efficiency and sustainability. If the USA doesn't participate and respect others, it will not have a seat at the table and will have little influence.

I do not. I also avoid tiktok.

Hasn't X shared info with ICE in the usa?

AN members only demand that if perp is Black, Chinese, Indian or Israeli.

Trailer parks across the US south have let loose collective flatulence in your support. As soon as residents can waddle on over to the recruiting station they will enlist.

USA is the only country to have invoked Article 5 of NATO agreement. It needlessly wasted NATO resources on a failed war. Billions of $$ wasted. NATO members should ask for their money back and compensation for deaths and injuries.

Ferry closed down years ago. btw Hua Hin has been packed with visitors since November.

So far, they have been consistent. It is not like Trump is going to doing anything to contain expansionist russia.

Get new dentures or have an enema.