The US-Mexico border is 1,900 miles or 3,100 km long. Let's be optimistic and say that, evidence to the contrary, he will complete his four year term without being impeached. How m... moreThe US-Mexico border is 1,900 miles or 3,100 km long. Let's be optimistic and say that, evidence to the contrary, he will complete his four year term without being impeached. How much of the wall will be built before the next president takes office and drops the whole thing?And, if he manages to get it started (assuming that it's not just rhetoric) how soon would it be before the first sod is turned and the first filling laid?
1. It will probably be on the US side. That land is private land. Even if they have eminent domain, they still have to pay the landowner. 2. Have they figured that out in the ... more1. It will probably be on the US side. That land is private land. Even if they have eminent domain, they still have to pay the landowner. 2. Have they figured that out in the cost of the wall? 3. Then, there is a bigger pipeline called the Trans-Pecos Pipeline that will carry gas from West Texas to Mexico, to be sold there. It takes millions of gallons of water to extract the natural gas. Who will pay for the water from the Texas aquifers? How will the wall work over the huge pipeline? The pipes are bigger than those for the Keystone Pipeline. 4. There are other pipelines going from the US to Mexico. less
On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to tear up the Affordable Care Act, and replace it with something else. What he in fact did was issue a rather vague executive order... moreOn the campaign trail, President Trump promised to tear up the Affordable Care Act, and replace it with something else. What he in fact did was issue a rather vague executive order asking people to try to mitigate some of the effects of it, in making some people's premiums go up. He has not torn it up.
During his campaign, President Trump worried about the USA losing trade to China. He promised to, and has, tear up the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal which took President ... moreDuring his campaign, President Trump worried about the USA losing trade to China. He promised to, and has, tear up the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal which took President Obama seven years to negotiate. If the USA is no longer situated to be the major trading partner in the region, the Chinese will be only too happy to step right in there, and take business away from the USA.Our British government is always trying to negotiate trade deals with Asian countries, including China.
Category: Sweden.Former Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (as a little bonus information, Conservative) made a tweet, maybe to reach out to Trump as it seems being how to reach him, next... moreCategory: Sweden.Former Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (as a little bonus information, Conservative) made a tweet, maybe to reach out to Trump as it seems being how to reach him, next to very badly produced news coverage on Swedish immigration and crime statistics by FOX News. Smh.
The Russians appear responsible for firing the rocket; the Ukrainians appear to be responsible for looting the plane; but what about Malaysian Airlines? What is their complicity in... moreThe Russians appear responsible for firing the rocket; the Ukrainians appear to be responsible for looting the plane; but what about Malaysian Airlines? What is their complicity in routing the flight through a war zone to save on aviation fuel?
