Trump accuses and threatens Australia's prime minister

[hashmander]

Australian law does not allow for asylum for refugees by boat. Unlike the now repealed US wet food dry foot policy for Cubans.

As a result, they detained thousands of refugees fleeing from Iraq, Syria, Sri Lanka and a few other countries in offshore detention centers (think gitmo).

This has caused a whole host of Human Rights violations or at this point potential Human Rights violations. It's a mess, Australia isn't going to change their refugee policy because of their location and the prevalence of Human smugglers (think Mexican wolves).

Since they are one of our long term allies, we decided late last year to accept 1200 refugees from their detention center to help alleviate their ever growing Human Rights situation in their detention centers.

How is this good? One, you can argue that we are responsible for a lot of those refugees based on our campaigns in the region. So it makes sense to help resettle those affected. It's also beneficial because it's a great way to gain political favor for one of our allies. Especially considering the happenings in the southern pacific.

You scratch my back I'll scratch yours.


Does that answer your questions?

and in exchange weren't they going to take thousands more refugees based in the US (central americans) ... by plane of course?

 

[Pressure]

and in exchange weren't they going to take thousands more refugees based in the US (central americans) ... by plane of course?

That is correct. I know it's a one time deal for us. I'm not sure about for them.

The idea is that if your allies accept refugees from your region it will protect your border by discouraging illegal immigration.

To be fair, I haven't quite flushed that out or understand refugee migration beyond just trying to get the hell out, but that overlooks the many non war refugees.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Everyone gonna tag team on Amerikkka Breh's be careful

 

[newworldafro]

That's Must See TV

 

[newworldafro]

i hate that puppet line. presidents have always had the power to do the shyt trump is doing, they just had enough common sense and/or decency not to behave this way. no one is pulling trump's strings, no one was pulling obama's, bush's, clinton's, reagan's, etc. if they let someone else make decisions that they should have been making (e.g., cheney) it's out of laziness and not puppeteering.

Bullshiit breh. One of the reasons so many in the Establisment didn't want Trump in is exactly because he wasn't under the same "conditions" as these fellas. For good, bad, or worse, Trump literally showed he is not anywhere near the level of outside control as they were.

 

[Rekkapryde]

I swear this dude going in everyone like its US vs the world. Dude is making the states like North Koreas crazy ass

Kim Jong Un like

 

[Rekkapryde]

It might take a palace revolution amongst his own ranks to stop this monster they created...I believe it will have to come to that cause right now Trump is fukking up their money and decades of relationships with allies...no body gets in the way of the money...nobody...

That's the worst part, most of the Republic Congressmen don't even like this cat, but they toeing the line to keep their seats.

 

[Mars Blackmon]

shyt has really hit the fan when John warmonger McCain is the voice of reason and has to descalate shyt with other countries caused by the POTUS.

 

[O.Red]

This is what McCain gets for being a reasonable republican that started to pander to the nutjobs of the party

This

McCain opened this can of worms and them bytches still moving

 

[MrWestGrand]

shyt has really hit the fan when John warmonger McCain is the voice of reason and has to descalate shyt with other countries caused by the POTUS.

Trump basically giving up the South Pacific being reckless. If he make everyone in Southeast Asia a enemy, then alienates Australia, The US Navy would be fukked n them waters.

 

[Jean toomer]

What exactly is the "deal" here? The US takes the refugees in return for _______?

Military access friend. Consider the proximity to china. This is the site of the next major war. South China Sea. Hell, trumps homeboy steve bannon was stating this a year ago.

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

This is what McCain gets for being a reasonable republican that started to pander to the nutjobs of the party

I still remember this fool going against his own legislation to appease those trailer park morons...

 

[Arithmetic]

 

[Paradise50]

honestly think this cac got some early dementia going on

 

[Paradise50]

trying to decipher b/t real info/theories to fake info/theories

not saying this is, but Trump is doing so much shyt it's hard to keep up with. Then you have the media exaggerating some of things he's doing because they're against him. It's


As bad as I want to detach from this shyt, I can't.



Didn't think he'd be this extreme of a nutjob though .....it's like he cranked it up x10 once he became president.



Is it fair to say, he toned it down during his campaign?