Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Al Jazeera English" channel.

  1. It's doesn't work anyway because the EU can return the favor and put sanctions on American companies, both sides lose out in the long run but in the end, the US started this even thought Iran was sticking to the agreement, I don't see why other companies should listen to the US when they throw there toys out of the pram and threaten other countries that trade with Iran when Iran is doing everything of the ageement that was set, it really makes the US look bad and less trustworthy in the worlds eyes, it also could weaken the US in the long run. Think about it, the US pulled out of that TPP deal thinking that without the US, it would fall apart, what ended up happening is thoes countries went ahead with it and ignored the US, now we hear noise about the US thinking of joining TPP again, it's making the US look weak and also showing that you don't need to listen to the US as much as some like to think and the same thing can happen with this Iran deal if the EU and many others ignore the US, this is how decline happens and I doubt Trump even sees that.
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  2. I have a feeling that China might be willing to open up it's market to the EU and maybe other countries here but suspect they will want to exclude the US from that, if that happens, Trump wont like that but there is little to nothing the US can do about it. If the EU and China plays it's hand right here, both the EU and China could benefit from this a lot, the US needs to be very careful with whats going on because if the EU and China gets close together, the US can't compete with that, it would push the US out. Now imaging how bad this could really get for the US if they go for that second round of tariffs on the EU and China, that would be long term damage for the US and would force the EU and China to change tactics at the expense of the US.
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  3. I somehow doubt that paper even matter, what he did is what really matters and no one, not even the migrant haters can take that away from him, good on the French president for doing the right thing here because I have to wonder how many other goverments like the US and UK would of done the same with all the hate going around.
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  4. If the rest of the world did that, it would do a lot of harm to the US whereas the rest of the world would trade with each other but in any case, it's not really needed, Trump is helping the rest of the world to reshape relations and that is not good news for the US. In any case, Trump is the best thing that happened to the likes of the EU and china because it's really showing what the US is all about and being made very public about it, Trump said he wants to make America great again, boy is he going about it the wrong way and likely going to have a negative impact on the US over the long run. Anyway, it really doesn't matter, the west is in decline with us having less market share of the world as time goes on and power is quickly shifting towards Asia and this is what really worries Trump and the US, the power hold on the world is quickly slipping, the irony is that Trumps action are just speeding that process up.
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  5. People have been saying the EU will fail for decades and yet it never happens, wanting something to be so doesn't make it so, in fact, Trump and Brexit are likely going to make the EU stronger because now they are starting to realise that they have to stand on there own two feet when the US is so unpridictable and unreliable, Trump is the gift that keeps giving and it's sad that he doesn't see that.
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  6. It would be crazy for any country to even try to do such a thing when people are dying all over the world. If a vaccine is found from any country, it will have to be share with all countries, so they can get this virus under control, any country that did try an exclusive deal, all the rest of the world would likely come down on that country like a ton of brick that it would do more damage to that country then the virus could ever do. The sad thing is, this is the kind of thing you could see Trump doing going off what kind of a person he is. Honestly, if any countries develop a vaccine, I'll likely trust the European countries to do the right thing and share it with the rest of the world for free.
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  7. The irony is that the US keeps threatning countries and starting wars in the Middle East, why should the likes of North Korea and Iran listen to what the US says anymore when the US over the last two decades have shown not to be trusted, it's no supprise other countries want to build nukes in defence of the US, after all they said there was weapons of mass destrution in Iraq all thoes years ago, they still can't find them now. The US is comming across as a bully and hence why less countries are listening to them now, Trump is the gift that keeps giving to the rest of the world and the sad thing is that he doesn't even know it lol.
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  8. Wasn't always for Europeans but world war two was a major wake up call for many in Europe and it really shows, the irony is that the US and UK didn't benefit from that major wake up call because the Nazis did't take over thoes countries.
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  9. The EU countries give out more aid money then the US does, also the EU gives out even more then you think because western EU members throw a lot of money to help develop eastern EU members, now imaging if the US did that with say Mexico and how much better that would be, in any case, the US tends to use aid money as a political weapon with countries to get them to do what they want, the EU doesn't as much, either way, it really doesn't matter anymore, all the power and weslth is quickly moving towards Asia so really the EU and US needs each other a lot more then some would like to admit.
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  10. The thing is about decline, history have shown us that the ones that make the most noise near the end are the ones that push decline onto them selfs, the US is doing it since 9/11, mostly thanks to China and to a less degree, the Euro, you only have to look at the actions since then to see things are getting desprate in the US, Trump is just another indicator of that. In any case, all Trump is doing is weakning the US whiles the EU and China can take advantage of this and likely will. Joyce, Trump wants others to spend more so they take the burden of the US, the problem is that a lot of these problems are US problems, the EU doesn't feel the need to overspend on the army, all they really need to do is unite the members together, but I can understand why the US wants that because they see China taking over, it's all about fear now in the US because they see thier grip on the world being lost.
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  11. So lets get this right, the EU is a fascist, socialist regime, think for a second what you just said there and you might realise you need to go back to school to understand what that means, for one thing, if the EU was a socialist regime as you say then why do Europeans have some of the highest standard of living in the world?, isn't that a contridiction on what you are saying. As for the fascist bit, funny considering no other goverment around the world thinks it is and considering we vote in the European elections, but really, go back to school and learn on what you said and you might realise what that means. I should also point out that the EU came about because of the mess that world war two created, first they started with the Steal and Coal Community by pooling natural resources togerther, making it very hard to go to war with each other then because it would do each other too much harm, then they did the EEC which was mostly focused on economic trade with political union begining to show, now we have the EU which is more or less both, a political and economic union, all of which was the intention after world war two and was no secret, best wat to prevent war is to bring the people together, now the idea of war in Europe or I should say EU members is unthinkable that most people would laugh if you said it could happen.
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  12.  @notinthislife451  It depends, all they have to show is the blueprints of how to make it and it will be a lot easier to create, if any company or government tries to profit on it when people are dying, it could look really bad for them. This isn't a case of profit but doing the right thing.
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  13. By law?, laws change and always have, the fact is, that man did a brave thing and it's only fare he get rewarded for that, whats the alternative that you deport him and that sends out the wrong message to others like him which if something like this was to happen again, people will just watch so that child lands on his head?, really, some of you guys really make me wonder about the human race at times lol.
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  14. This isn't breaking French law, it was in fact part of French law to allow them to do this, but even if it wasn't, laws change all the time, the main thing is doing the right thing by them that really counts. Raptor, if this sends out the kind of message that gets a lot of migrants to do a lot of good then where is the problem?, you make it seem like this is a ploy, the fact of the matter is that guy did good and should be rewarded, noone else was trying to help that child, a lot of people just stud there watching, you make it seem like he should just left the child to land on his head because if these people don't get rewarded for helping out then why should they help out?, treat them as human and they will act human. In any case, it's clear that many people don't like the fact that a migrant and a black one at that did a good thing because it puts a big hole in the arguement that many have been trying to lable migrants as all bad, thats what this is all about.
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  15. You wished, if that was the case, the US could more or less do anything it wants around the world which it clearly can't, the reality is simply, both the US and EU are in decline with China and the rest of Asia taking over, honestly, I don't see both the EU and US working together being able to compeat with Asia and this should worry the west because for now, we make up most of the worlds laws, regulations and rules both the EU and US, but that is likely going to shift towards Asia where they end up making the worlds rules, it all boils down to economic might and Asia have a major advantage by population numbers with a booming economy compared to the west, it's also the reason why the US have been in a bit of a panic since 9/11, they know there grip on the world is slipping hence why they've tried to do a lot of what they did over the last 20 years, it's despration to try and hold on but the reality is, we just don't have the population to compete with Asia in the long run.
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  16. How you can really tell how the US is getting it so wrong is that no other modern or developing country is following the US system, they are looking towards the European social model of how to do things, the US is the odd one out of them all and it really shows with how bad some things are over there, still other areas have there problems as well.
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  17. The EU and many others around the world made the deal that Iran is abiding too, the US is the one in the wrong here by trying to change the rules when by all accounts, Iran is sticking to the rules made in that deal.
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  18. It's true for the most part, most just want to come to Europe for a better quality of life, to me the real problem is the right wing media and some political groups have been demonising them for so long that some people almost look at them as sub human or something when they are anything but that, they are human just like you and I are and are just trying to better ourselfs.
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  19. @Nick Finan He could never get away with that, could you imagine the reaction from the rest of the world, they would come down on the US like a tone of bricks that would do more damage to the US then the virus could ever do, so it was never going to happen even if Trump wanted that.
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  20.  THE DARK TITAN THANOS  Well actually, there is, think about it big picture, if any country tries to profit on this or hold it back for it's own people when there is no reason the blue print can't be made free so it saves lives around the world, we could end up seeing a lot of countries turn on that country and that would likely do a lot more economic damage long term than this virus could ever do. It would be reckless of any country to play games when people are dying, more so because this kind of thing sticks in public mindset, Trump so far isn't doing good on that one and that could have a longer term impact on the US from the world if they are not careful and at a time when the US can't afford that with a rising China on it's way.
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  21. I agree that much of the world have not learned much from it but Europe have learn a lot from it, more so EU members, the US is the one of all countries that have not learned much from the second world war, they didn't like Europe back then for how they was and yet the US is becoming more like old Europe used to be, aggesive, forceful, power hungry and using the millitery in many wars that really it shouldn't. As for letting communist and Islamist in our country, I don't see a problem with that as long as they intergrate and most of them do, problem is that more work needs to be done on that front.
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  22. Europeans overall don't really believe in god or lets say god is in decline in Europe, but then god never blessed anyone.
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  23. It's funny how some people can't seem to just come out and admit that a black migrant did good here, it's racist at it's best and some people are trying to justify that lol, you have to wonder what the views of these people would be if that was a white person or wasn't a mirgrant that did exactly the same thing, we already know the answer to that one so don't bother to answer with more hate.
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  24. If you say so but that doesn't make it true, it what you want to think, anyway, you do realise that you are coming across as a racist?, a lot of us know that if that was a white person or a native of that country, people like you would be saying all good things about him now, but because he's black and a migrant, you don't want to see any good from them, hence why you sound like a racist.
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  25. I sometimes wonder like over the last 20 or so years if the US is trying to test the EU resolve because they've been testing the EU to see how they will react with many things, so far the EU have done well and stuck together, even threaten the US back with other messures and I think thats what the US doesn't like, other powers dictating things to the US, well with a rising China on it's way, I expect a lot more of that, so it's advisable that the US get all the friends it can get and the EU is the biggest of thoes friends it needs on side, Trump is an idiot that he doesn't see that.
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  26. Because you want it to happen doesn't make it so, people like you wanted a cake to eat and to cheer pick any deal we want with the EU, the EU said no, as for me not seeing it, thats because I look at the facts, the EU as been around for quite some time and people like you keep saying it's going to fall and yet here it is, people like you said Brexit would be the end of it and yet it seems to be stronger for it, look in Northern Ireland just now, 56% of the public wanted to stay in the EU at the time of the vote and now it's upto 69%, support for the EU as gone up in many EU members since Brexit happened. These are simply facts, Brexit, Trump and Putin have been a gift to the EU by showing how much it's needed, so by all means deluded yourself all you want about the EU falling apart because it doesn't change anything that it's still here, in fact I say the risk is much higher of the UK falling apart if Brexit goes wrong and Scotland and Northern Ireland leaves the UK union.
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  27. I hardly say this is Trump winning, in fact, nothing really changed yet apart from talks on trade will continue but it's too early to tell who's won, in any case, the US wont find the talks with the EU to be easy and the US would have to give up quite a bit to get a deal, in any case, a deal won't be easy for both sides but the benefits to both could be great if done right.
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  28. It's not pressuring, it's keeping there options open with trade with Iran, the US on the other hand wants to threaten anyone that does trade with Iran, the problem with that is that the likes of the EU and China can threaten the US just as much, no one wins in the end.
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  29. EU have never been a slave of the US lol, beside the EU and US have had many trade wars before and the EU hits the US back just as hard with the US always backing down over time. As for the EU and China, if China play this right, they could open up it's market a lot more to the rest of the world excluding the US, what could the US do but complain about it, also, there is a big opening here for the EU and China if they play this right and with the size of both the EU and China, this could really do some damage to the US. The US really needs to becareful what it does here because there is a point of no return and that point could be the extra tariffs later this year.
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  30. The last one was with George W Bush, the US backed down after two years and felt insulted because the EU was targeting Bush himself. Also, it's not about exports or imports, it's about size and the fact is, the EU and China are more then big enough to be fine without the US, more so as they will continue to trade with the rest of the world whereas the US wants to shut up shop. In the end, the more tariffs the US does, the more jobs that will flood out of the US like Harley Davidsons said they would do, because at the end of the day, corps will do whats in there intrest and the fact is, most of them make there money around the world, so if push comes to shove, Trump could end up pushing a lot of jobs out of the US which would be funny to see with his American first policy. That guy really doesn't have a clue about economics, he honesty thought that the others around the worldn't wouldn't dare put tariffs on US goods lol, what an idiot to think that when history shows us time after time that they do, in fact with Trump, they have no choice but to put tariff on US goods because Trump would think he's won and do even more if others bend over. In the end, if more tariffs on each others goods keep happening, all it will end up doing is hanging Trump up by a lamp post by his own people once the damage starts to kick in, Trump boxed himself in now and he doesn't know how to get out of it without his ego taking a hit, the EU and China are laighing all the way because this is weakening the US around the world whiles changing the political landscape away from the US.
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  31. That doesn't mean it wasn't a trade war, just that the US didn't go all out because the EU forced them to back down. As said, the EU and China are big enough to stand on it's own feet, the others not so but because the EU is open, they can trade a lot more with them if the US closes down. Also, there is a lot more to trade wars then just surplus with them, China can use all sorts of other tricks to hurt the US if it comes to that, in any case, it's the US who is really kidding it's self thinking they could win this, I don't think the US have ever won a trade war over the EU because the EU fights back hard, it looks like China will as well and in the end, the EU and China will keep trading around the world so the damage done is less to them then it is to the US, all this is doing is isolating the US from the rest of the world. As for the US job figures and yet the debt levels didn't come down over that time, in fact they've gone up. Trump became president because people are fed up with how things are, just like how Brexit happened, but these actions wont solve what the people want, it's likely to make things worse, the reality is, the voting public are not a very good judge at voting whats good for them, hence the major flaw in democracy. China will slow as they close the gap with the EU and US per capita, thats to be expected, still they are growing much faster then us and likely will for a few decades more, as for the world economy, yes it will take an hit but the hit will be far worse for the US and the longer it drags on for, the more trade that will be re-routed to other countries, it's the US that loses out here the most. In any case, who cares, this is how power is lost, if you check history out you'll see that the ones that make the most noise are the ones that are on decline, the US knows that power is shifting towards Asia and are getting desprate, it all started around 9/11 with the Euro making traction around the world, the US didn't like that, the irony is, US action didn't stop it and Trump's actions are likely to speed things up.
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  32. Tariffs was put on each others goods, that is a trade war, in fact because the EU is smart and was tactical in how they put tariffs on goods by targeting red states, Bush took it personally, in the end after 2 years, the US backed down because you can't win a trade war if the other players fight back just as much, it ends up hurting all saids and in the case of this one with the US having trade wars with many, it ends up hurting the US the most. As for the US, it's not so much about dominating the world but dictating world order but the US knows it's losing it's grip on that, you don't seem to understand that after world war two, the US rigged a lot of the system in it's favor, how do you think the US Dollar became the reserve currency? it wasn't by chance, the idea was that the US could print off a lot of paper money, the irony is is that is under threat now and that could be a big problem for the US as China holds a lot of the US debts. As for the rest, trade with the EU and US is quite balanced, Trump likes to go on about Europeans not buying Americans cars, well it's a diffrent market, American made cars don't sell that well outside the US unless they've been redesigned for the local market, why do you think American cars that are sold in Europe don't look like the American version?, this is the real problem here, European cars sell well in the US without any change but Americans cars don't without a redesign and in most cases they end up making thoes American cars in the EU, Trump can't win on that one because he doesn't understand economics of the global economy. Beside, most American corparations make most of thier money from around the world, you might not like that fact but these companies would leave the US if the US becomes too tough or unstable to do busisness in because companies only care about money and thats in the world economy.
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