The three most problematic aspects of what has happened in the last week are: 1)\u00a0Everything seems to be done without proper staff work.\u00a0 Decisions of the magnitude that Trump has been making\u00a0are usually done only after widespread review, and input from the relevant agencies of the government.\u00a0He is using his reputed intuition to make world shattering decisions. \u00a02)\u00a0The Republicans in Congress seem to be going along, almost none willing to take stands against actions that go against everything they have ever said they believe in.\u00a0 When former Vice President Dick Cheney is making the strongest statements criticizing Trump’s actions, we know we are in bad shape. 3) Finally,\u00a0the realization that being President is not going to change Trump for the better. He will not grow into the job.\u00a0 He will not spend the time needed getting up to speed on matters that he does not know, and he will never be willing to make decisions based on the proper staff work.\u00a0 One final note on Trump: the announcement that Bannon will become one of the principles of the National Security Council is frightening.\u00a0 The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces is out and Bannon is in.<\/p>\n
As to Israel it was incredibly disturbing to see Netanyahu come out with a Tweet in support of Trump’s wall.\u00a0 Netanyahu has clearly decided that the views of American Jewry or the 50% of Americans who oppose Trump are unimportant.\u00a0 I will be writing an article for Newsweek tomorrow on the subject. Any input would be welcome. In the meantime the legal system is closing in on Netanyahu.\u00a0 It\u2019s becoming clear that the cases against him are strong and it\u2019s only a matter of time until he is indicted.\u00a0 He will try to stay on, the law is grey, but the precedent is not.\u00a0 Who will replace him is unclear but an era is coming to an end.<\/p>\n
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