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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: That EU Trade Deal
Date: 07/29/25 5:00 PM
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Congrats to the WSJ for finally figuring this out:

Past presidents have compartmentalized American negotiations, keeping security relations and trade negotiations on different tracks. Mr. Trump thought this was stupid. The combination of access to the American market and American security guarantees was so valuable, he believed, that foreigners would pay a much higher price than his predecessors ever got. The recent deals with the EU and Japan support his view.

The president also believes that global institutions like the World Trade Organization don’t serve American interests as well as bilateral or, in the case of the EU, regional agreements. One doesn’t need to be pro-Trump or pro-tariff to see that the WTO has disappointed the high hopes with which it was launched. The new EU and Japan trade agreements demonstrate the potential of Mr. Trump’s divide-and-conquer strategy.

wsj.com - Trumps trade deal triumphs
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