Here's the thing. Negotiating in business is to get the best deal, make the most money, basically win. Trump might be able to do that, although his bankruptcies even question that. But I digress.
In international diplomacy, the goal is not to win but to develop mutually beneficial relationships that contribute to a stable world at peace. IMHO Bottom line - Trump doesn't have a clue. He does not indicate that he has any notion that the USA is the strongest most powerful country in the world. He has no concept at all.
He is behaving like he does about his perception of his popularity - like an insecure, inferior player. He does not recognize that the USA cannot expect other countries, all more vulnerable one way or another, to conceded that they should give special benefits to the wealthiest nation on the planet.
The USA has vast responsibilities that Trump dismisses. Prime example is NATO. A more modest issue is contributing to health initiatives in other countries that he ahs already ended because of their stances on abortion - but he also took away contributions for HIV and zika. The notion of taking the oil from Iraq - besides being contrary to international law - why steal from a nation with vast vulnerabilities?
Maybe our best hope is that he doesn't have a clue and we can hope he won't accomplish any of his absurd, unethical, immoral goals.
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