Think Big by Donald Trump: on Foreign Policy


Condoleezza Rice: OpEd: met with dictators, but that was all that happened

I think Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a lovely woman, but I'd rather have somebody really tough who's a great negotiator. Here is the typical scenario you see over and over again with Condi Rice:

She goes to some country to meet a dictator or whatever, who is a ruthless killer, a vicious murderer who is a lot smarter than she is. She walks off an airplane and waves hello with a big smile, and then she does a short sound bit. She goes over to the dictator's office and sits down for a photo op with him. The chairs are set at 45-degree angles so the photographers can get nice pictures of her with the dictator. The she leaves, waves goodbye, gets back on the airplane, and nothing happens--nothing ever happens.

Source: Think Big, by Donald Trump, p.152 Sep 8, 2008

Donald Trump: Use tough negotiators instead of naive academic people

I could give you the names of ten to twenty of the greatest deal- makers in the world who live in this country. These great negotiators could go up against China or Iran and work out a fabulous deal for the United States. Instead we have well- meaning but na‹ve academic people negotiating, who do not know what they are doing in tough real- life situations. They have never faced tough, winner- take- all, fight- to- the- death negotiations against ruthless and vicious adversaries. If the government used our best negotiators, it would solve a lot of our problems and the United States would come out on top. For one thing, we have all the cards: we have the strongest military and the strongest economy on Earth, or at least we had.

We would be negotiating from strength. We would win if we would just sit down and negotiate--but using our best people!

Source: Think Big, by Donald Trump, p.152-3 Sep 8, 2008

Donald Trump: It's about time we started thinking differently about Cuba

If the government used our best negotiators, it would solve a lot of our problems and the United States would come out on top. For one thing, we have all the cards: we have the strongest military and the strongest economy on Earth, or at least we had.

We would be negotiating from strength. We would win if we would just sit down and negotiate--but using our best people! Q: What do you think about the relationship between the United States and Cuba?

DT: That's a very dangerous question. Every country in the world is in Cuba right now, except the United States. Castro is old and sick. I looked at him the other day on television. I said, "Man, that guy is tough. He doesn't die!" Cuba's going to be an amazing story in the coming years. I think it's about time we start thinking a little bit differently about Cuba, because certainly every other country in the world is.

Source: Think Big, by Donald Trump, p.315 Sep 8, 2008

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