{"id":74834,"date":"2017-09-20T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=74834"},"modified":"2017-09-20T12:14:45","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T16:14:45","slug":"trump-on-rocket-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=74834","title":{"rendered":"Trump on Rocket Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump made his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday and I guess he pissed off a few people by threatening to “totally destroy” North Korea if they didn’t do something to step back from the nuclear brink. According to NBC News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

“If the righteous many do not confront the wicked few, then evil will triumph,” Trump said, as he detailed the horrors of what he called the “depraved” North Korean regime.<\/p>\n

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission,” he said, using a nickname for Kim that refers to the North Korean leader’s recent missile tests.<\/p>\n

“The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The president’s intention, I think, is to make the United Nations take up it’s own part in the North Korea nuclear problem. The US has few options short of war without the cooperation of the UN members and I think that was Trump’s inelegantly expressed comment. <\/p>\n

Huffington Post<\/a> misquotes the President, by omission, when they report that he said;<\/p>\n

\u201cAs president of the United States, I will always put America first,\u201d he said. \u201cThe United States will always be a great friend to the world and especially to its allies, but we can no longer be taken advantage of or enter into a one-sided deal in which the United States gets nothing in return.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The part they left out of the quote, is in the full text from Politico<\/a>;<\/p>\n

As President of the United States, I will always put America first, just like you, as the leaders of your countries will always, and should always, put your countries first. (Applause.)<\/p>\n

All responsible leaders have an obligation to serve their own citizens, and the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human condition. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That kind of changes the tone of his speech, doesn’t it? He was only expressing the intent of each country’s mission to the UN. If he doesn’t put his own country first, then who will represent our own interests? Leaving out the remainder of his quote makes him appear to be a bully, instead of being inclusive. <\/p>\n

Leaving out that portion of the quote makes it fake news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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