Richard Haass: Imposing Tariffs Penalizes Our Friends

BRZEZINSKI Right So Richard ░░░░░░░░ I m quoting obviously ░░░░░░░░ critics here calling these ░░░░░░░░ dumb We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ experts use a different ░░░░░░░░ insanity literally insanity I ░░░░░░░░ just wondering if you ░░░░░░░░ explain how this could ░░░░░░░░ over into our foreign ░░░░░░░░ specifically our national security ░░░░░░░░ It s pretty straightforward ░░░░░░░░ If you think about ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ makes a friend of ░░░░░░░░ United States a friend ░░░░░░░░ among other things we ░░░░░░░░ with them So most ░░░░░░░░ our trade is not ░░░░░░░░ our enemies We have ░░░░░░░░ know export controls and ░░░░░░░░ forth that limit it ░░░░░░░░ sanctions so we do ░░░░░░░░ of our trade with ░░░░░░░░ So when the United ░░░░░░░░ unilaterally introduces tariffs it ░░░░░░░░ our friends in this ░░░░░░░░ Canada Mexico the E ░░░░░░░░ and others And foreign ░░░░░░░░ is not how would ░░░░░░░░ put it you can ░░░░░░░░ compartmentalize it You can ░░░░░░░░ say we re going ░░░░░░░░ introduce tariffs against you ░░░░░░░░ a Thursday and by ░░░░░░░░ way we re going ░░░░░░░░ cooperate with you in ░░░░░░░░ areas on Friday It ░░░░░░░░ t work with it ░░░░░░░░ t work that way ░░░░░░░░ what we re and ░░░░░░░░ s part also of ░░░░░░░░ larger phenomenon whether it ░░░░░░░░ with Ukraine or the ░░░░░░░░ U with the Europe ░░░░░░░░ Right HAASS the European ░░░░░░░░ of NATO that what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing is essentially ░░░░░░░░ United States distancing itself ░░░░░░░░ its friends to some ░░░░░░░░ cozying up with its ░░░░░░░░ in Russia So if ░░░░░░░░ add up the economic ░░░░░░░░ and this is what ░░░░░░░░ is quite honestly particularly ░░░░░░░░ Canada this is an ░░░░░░░░ war of choice this ░░░░░░░░ has initiated Let s ░░░░░░░░ call it what it ░░░░░░░░ And the idea this ░░░░░░░░ not going to have ░░░░░░░░ on effects to the ░░░░░░░░ relationship of course it ░░░░░░░░