The World is worried just about Trump.By offering to mediate on Kashmir, Trump said something deeply provocative to India, which has always refused 3rd party mediation. India is America's most important "natural ally" in its rivalry with China. Hard to overstate the stupidity and ignorance of what Trump said.— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 22, 2019
Worth elaborating on the level of incompetence Trump showed today on Kashmir. Those unfamiliar with Indo-Pak situation may not realise that his offer to mediate on Kashmir dispute ranks among the most consequential mistakes he has made. But that's the least of it (1).— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 23, 2019
He lied in the most idiotic way possible - one that would e immediately refuted by a fellow leader. "I was with Modi two weeks ago and we talked about this subject. And he actually said, would you actually like to be a mediator or arbitrator? I said, where? He said Kashmir." (2)— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 23, 2019
Within an hour India declared that what Trump said was false: https://t.co/EEpFgGqkoy The slightest knowledge of India would have told Trump that this is the kind of lie that would a) immediately be shut down and b) cause material harm to a critical US diplomatic relationship (3)— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 23, 2019
Finally, it emboldens Pakistan in its belief that it can play America for a sucker. Imran Khan, Pakistan's PM, could not believe his luck. The question remains why Trump would conduct such an act of self-harm. Sadly, the answer his simple. It involves two core Trump traits (4)— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 23, 2019
He is the vainest leader on the planet; and he is profoundly ignorant. He thinks he can solve any crisis - his own genius is all that is missing. Therefore he does not need to know anything about said crisis. The only knowledge worth knowing is that Trump's skills are absent (5)— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 23, 2019
To recap: Trump lied on a big subject. He was instantly exposed. The slightest knowledge of the subject would have stopped him from lying. His lie directly harms his own overriding priority. He will probably never realise any of this because of his Olympian narcissism. (Ends). https://t.co/Yg7R8LEhPa— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) July 23, 2019
This actually makes all the brouhaha over Jane Mayer's article seem foolish and parochial.
JUST NOW: I asked @larry_kudlow if @realDonaldTrump lied when he said he’d been asked to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir (which India denied).— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) July 23, 2019
“The President doesn’t make things up,” he said, calling my question “very rude” pic.twitter.com/PtkDS7oc6q
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