Latorre sobre Trump y la OTAN: "Acaba de acuñar la teoría del cucú"

The host of La Brújula, in his monologue, addresses the US president's alarmist statements regarding the conflict with Iran, his threats to Spain over defense spending, and the Republican leader's image within the Atlantic Alliance. #NATO #PSOE #Spain https://www.ondacero.es/programas/la-... We are facing a peace that will never arrive. Donald Trump inaugurated the NATO summit in Ankara by declaring the ceasefire with Iran over and threatening new attacks tonight and the resumption of the blockade of Iranian ports. Also, with the capture of Kharg Island, vital for oil transit, and other apocalyptic events that already sound all too commonplace but still trigger panic in the markets. What cannot be denied about Trump is his originality, because he has just coined a new diplomatic term: "being a cuckoo." The "mad dog" theory became very popular in international relations, according to which some leaders achieved their goals because the rest of the international community considered them capable of anything. Now Trump has coined the "cuckoo" theory. He says the ayatollahs are "cuckoos" because in peace talks they agree to end their nuclear program and then leave the meeting and say the exact opposite. But what has broken the ceasefire is not this, but a series of attacks against ships, one of them carrying liquefied gas. The reaction is one of pure pessimism. Brent crude futures rose more than 7%, to nearly $80 a barrel, well above their pre-war price, and the main US stock indices turned red. Donald Trump's arrival at the NATO summit in Ankara was so spectacular that it monopolized all the attention. Well, generally no one can compete with Donald Trump for attention. But he arrived, listed his grievances, engaged in a tense exchange with Giorgia Meloni, declared the ceasefire in the Middle East over, and has now moved on to direct threats. He has reserved a special chapter for Spain. We already mentioned that we found it strange that in his review of grievances upon arriving at the Ankara summit, Donald Trump didn't mention Spain. An oversight he immediately rectified by once again placing Spain in a special sphere of hostility. In reality, Trump is angry with everyone, because according to him, none of his NATO allies have risen to the challenge of the Middle East crisis, since none of them wanted to join him in the mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But he reserves a special aversion for Spain because he considers it to have been particularly defiant regarding military spending. The threat is once again grandiose, but very difficult to implement, because he claims he will sever all trade ties with Spain. A difficult matter indeed. Because the European Union manages trade relations. Spanish diplomacy repeats this time and again. There is no bilateral relationship with the United States that can be broken overnight… however… a lot of damage can be done by selectively targeting the products on which tariffs are imposed. If wine is taxed, if olive oil is taxed, if those sectors that export to the United States are taxed… the damage isn't the same, but very similar. He asked Pedro Sánchez about relations with the United States, and he acted as usual. At these summits, he never seeks direct confrontation with Trump. Outside, he presents himself as Trump's antithesis to the world, and one of his favorite insults is "Trumpist," but at these summits, he usually downplays the bluster of the US president. What I'm not sure about is whether football can be considered a lighthearted chat with Donald Trump, because in this World Cup, he's acted like a real hooligan. He's taken it so seriously that he called the spineless Infantino from FIFA to have the red card for striker Balogun rescinded. Fortunately for Spain, Belgium won, and they'll face this team in the quarterfinals on Friday. I say fortunately not because they're a worse team than the United States. It's just that facing the United States was the last straw, adding another problem to the diplomatic conflict.