From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:29:22 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)   
   wrote:   
      
   >kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) writes:   
   >>In article <10khosd$346jd$3@dont-email.me>, Titus G     
   wrote:   
   >>>On 18/01/26 11:25, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:31:52 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:   
   >   
   >>What I find fascinating about Trump is that he has a very pre-WWI concept   
   >>of diplomacy.  He doesn't think about countries but about individual kings.   
   >>Europe doesn't work that way and it seems to really confuse him.   
   >   
   >You're giving him far to much credit.  He's simply in it for the graft.   
      
   I agree that Trump is being given too much credit.   
      
   But I don't think he's in it for the graft. I think he is in it to see   
   his name dominating /every single news outlet/, if not every single   
   story. I don't think he has any plan at all beyond that.   
      
   Some of those under him may, however.   
   --    
   "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,   
   Who evil spoke of everyone but God,   
   Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"   
      
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