Rob,

I think that NATO is great. But I also think, that since WW2, 90% of NATO action is the US.
EU countries need to step up. That is not unreasonable.

Russia, Trump and Zelensky are going to say all sorts of crap in the upcoming weeks. Don't take any of it to the bank.
After a horrible war with a million casualties and burnt out towns, any negotiations are going to be acrimonious, rocky and drawn out.
But, it is better that they be attempted, than not.
I am hoping for a full cease fire as they occur.

The same is true with all this tariff stuff. All these a-holes, all over the place, are bumpin-their-gums about something.
That wash is going to be in spin-cycle for a while to come.

Though, I have a question for you....
If it is true that India tariffs American mfg cars 100 percent, or any percent?
What is unfair about the US matching that tariff on Indian cars?
What is unfair about the US matching categorically all tariffs from every country that trades with us?

Marty

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