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If I Were the President Elect…
Alan Zendell, December 16, 2020 President Elect Joe Biden has not called to ask my advice. Neither has anyone else for that matter. But that won’t deter me from offering some. First, and most important, Mr. President Elect, do everything … Continue reading
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Tagged active-duty military, Anthony Fauci, COVID, distancing, Fourth of July, Hassan Rouhani, Henry Kissinger, insurrection, Iran Nuclear deal, isolationim, John Kerry, Kim Jong Un, masks, Memorial Day, Michael Osterholm, national guard, NATO, Obamacare, Paris Climate Accords, tariffs, trade wars, vaccines, violence, virtual inauguration, vladimir Putin, xi Jinping, zero tolerance
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McConnell and Trump – Odd but Dangerous Bedfellows
Alan Zendell, September 21, 2020 President Donald Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell couldn’t have more different styles. They have two things in common, however, which make them extremely dangerous when their self-interests align: both are corrupt and addicted to money … Continue reading
Checks and Balances
Alan Zendell, May 20, 2020 Our republic has survived in reasonably democratic fashion for two-and-a-half centuries, in part because of the checks and balances that were put in place to assure that no individual(s) can accumulate too much unchecked Executive … Continue reading
The High Stakes Gambler at the Helm
Alan Zendell, January 8, 2020 Donald Trump has described his negotiating style as gathering all the players in a room, tossing in a hand grenade, and then swooping in to close a deal before they know what hit them. That … Continue reading
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Tagged belligerence, cuban missile crisis, financial ruin, gambling, hand greande, impeachment, iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Un, Missiles, negotiating, Nikita Khrushchev, North Korea, re-election, Suleimani, threats, Yogi Berra
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Locked and Loaded
Alan Zendell, September 16, 2019 A couple of weeks ago I was with an old friend who is currently well-placed in Defense Department circles. He’s a scientist, not prone to hyperbole, wild speculation, or making assertions without sound bases. So … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 election, Afghanistan, Houthi, iran, Iraq, israel, John Bolton, Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo, North Korea, oil, Pentagon, saudi arabia, Shia, Sunni, Trump, war, Yemen
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The Long View – Why Trump Will Fail
Alan Zendell, August 16, 2019 Every day I hear people moan about how Trump is going to be re-elected. That defeatism is not only depressing, it’s dead wrong. While the Democrats proved in 2016 that they are uniquely capable of … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescent behavior, American values, Bill Weld, economy, elizabeth warren, inverted yield curve, James Carville, Jeff Flake, Joe Biden, Kim Jong Un, Larry Hogan, long-term, Mandarin philosophy, Mark Sanford, nativism, racism, stock market, tantrums, tariffs, taxes, trade war, vladimir Putin, volatility, Xi Jin Ping
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Master of the No Deal
Alan Zendell, May 28, 2019 The Master of the Deal flew off to Japan this holiday weekend to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of his few reliable allies in east Asia. When North Korea was firing ballistic missiles … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, china, japan, Japanese cars, Joe Biden, Kim Jong Un, Memorial Day, misdirection, Missiles, negotiating style, North Korea, russia, Shinzo Abe, tariffs, trade deals, trade wars
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Madman Diplomacy
Alan Zendell, March 4, 2019 Donald Trump, who never met a boast he couldn’t embrace, recently declared that it was his feigned irrationality that forced Kim Jong Un to negotiate. That was before the second summit between the two men … Continue reading
The Greatest Threats We Face
Alan Zendell, June 20, 2018 The greatest threat to America is not North Korea. It’s not Iran. It’s not radical Islamist terrorism. It’s not gun violence, the millions of people who can’t afford healthcare, or Social Security potentially going bankrupt. … Continue reading
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