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Originally Posted by Traum
Whitev70r,
It doesn't have to be one or the other, does it? For some things, 99% of the motivation is probably because of the America First policy. For others, the motivations could be 99% against China, and of course, there are stuff that lies anywhere inbetween. I don't see any conflicts between the 2 goals at all.
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Well, yes, I'm going to argue the primary motivation does matter. One of the central questions of Trump's leadership is his character and the way that he ruled. People separated the two (character/motivation vs. leadership) and concluded that as long as the end result is 'good', then it doesn't matter that he was an ass or what the motivation was.
I want to suggest that a motivation for self-gain vs. protecting weaker countries in the Southern China Seas means a lot even if the outcome looks somewhat the same.