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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump doesn't care if he loses, as long as Canada also loses

It is hard to see what kind of agreement would be worth making

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Canadians are awaiting a potential trade agreement with the Trump administration before the implementation of 50 per cent tariffs next week. The world is waiting for an agreement between Iran the Trump administration on the Strait of Hormuz.

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Meanwhile there have been no shortage of recent agreements of significance. The Trump administration concluded a nuclear energy agreement with Saudi Arabia, opening the door to Saudi enrichment of uranium — a necessary, though not sufficient, step toward a nuclear weapons program. After careful overnight thought, U.S. President Donald Trump then effectively cancelled the agreement unless the Saudis joined the Abraham Accords.

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The Saudis, for their part, took a pass on the Abraham Accords and surprised everyone last week with the Mecca Accords, a mutual defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan, employing language similar to NATO’s article 5 — an attack on one is considered an attack on all.

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