I've said a number of times I wouldn't have done it this way.

I know, but I think you're missing the point. This isn't a "this way" issue, at least as you've described your position. You wouldn't have done the "it" that Trump is doing. The "it" that Trump is doing isn't "something about reliance on Chinese imports for strategically important products." He's trying to bring down global trade imbalances with every country across the board without paying any attention at all to products or sources. That's a different "it" than what you're talking about.

You talk about it as if you and Trump agree on the objective but have a disagreement on the means. I view the discrepancy between what you talk about and what he is actually doing is having completely different objectives.

I think that's why we keep going back and forth. What Trump wants to do is phenomenally dumb even if he was going about it in a smart way. What you think needs to be done is something completely different - and while I also don't think it's especially necessary or worth the cost except in a very small sliver of niche cases, it's still very much not what Trump is actually doing.

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