Diplomacy is for loosers

As @realDonaldTrump said, US sanctions will target critical sectors of Iran’s economy. German companies doing business in Iran should wind down operations immediately.

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 8, 2018

Richard Grennel is the new U.S. Ambassador to Germany.  Apparently Twitter is now the preferred platform for U.S. diplomatic communiques.  Of course this is the diplomacy of the Ugly American.   And when it was noted this was a less than auspicious beginning, the new U.S. Ambassador to Germany said he was only following orders. On Twitter, of course.

the exact language sent out from the White House talking points & fact sheet. https://t.co/vKYRny6Hkq

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 9, 2018

Yeah, we may not survive this after all.