Agree. I fail to understand why Trump have to confer "a gesture of respect, homage or polite recognition" and obeisance to an axis of evil member.
contrast this behavior to his insults against our allies---Canada, UK, etc---whose soldiers fight along side US soldiers in wars
He didn't have to, but when you are trying to build a relationship with an otherwise potentially hostile nation, what's the point of showing disrespect when they are showing you respect? Also, the "obeisance" is only demonstrated by the person who initiates the salute, returning a salute is not a sign of "obeisance", it's just acknowledging the person who made that gesture to you.
Exactly. He didn't have to. A handshake will suffice "to build a relationship". A "gesture of respect, homage or polite recognition" is not necessary for an axis of evil member. Returned or initiated, it has the same symbolism.
I don't really care about this very much at all. It is worse than Obama saluting with a coffee cup in his hand. I didn't really care about that either. This just seems like something that should far down on the list of offenses by this president.
If you've read my posts you know that I'm very critical of the US financially supporting scumbag regimes. Your role as Trump apologist is already noted. Strange your buddies in Israel didn't make your list because you left it at dictatorships rather than just murderers and occupiers.
Had he ignored it that would have been a sign of disrespect and is highly unprofessional....not exactly something you'd want to do when trying "to build a relationship". Also, saying "returned or initiated, it has the same symbolism" is factually inaccurate as I've explained to you. It's essentially the difference between bowing to someone and acknowledging someone bowing to you. Acknowledging respect for the rank only goes one way, up, the returned salute is essentially just a polite "thank you". If you are familiar with military customs and courtesies you'd know that.
LOL, I love how triggered people like you get when it comes to Israel defending themselves and protecting their borders from terrorists. It's always good for a laugh.
Every time you respond to my posts with accusations of me being a Trump apologist, or a Russian bot, or a member of a secret Zionist cabal, or whatever it is that tickles the frontal lobe of your lizard brain, it makes it difficult to take you seriously. The list is compiled by Freedom House. If you want to understand the methodology they use to choose the nations on that list, it isn't hard to click the link and read it. I understand you well enough from your posts that you are thin-skinned, uncultured, have a simplistic grasp of world events, and that your cognitive dissonance limits you from being able to process the complexity of any perspective different from your own as being from "another team" and that dismissing it with insults is what you feel is rewarding to your ego. In other words, if anyone bears a similarity to Donald Trump -- it is you. The world is full of people who don't think like you. If you are unable or disinterested in understanding why, don't expect your contributions to a discussion to be treated as something that others should feel compelled to treat with respect.
Sounds like I touched a nerve. Secret Zionist cabal is like a triple redundancy. If you've actually read my posts, like I've already mentioned, I have been outspoken against military aid to scumbag regimes but unlike you, I include the Israelis in that list because they belong there. Freedom House, run by Michael J. Abramowitz, director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Levine Institute for Holocaust Education. So $38 billion to the Israelis over a 10 year period. That's a lot of blood on our hands. https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/us-seeks-to-increase-aid-to-israel-by-200m-in-2019/ I'm curious what work you've done for the Israeli government and if you've ever worked for the Russian government. It's obvious by your posts and attacks that you have ties to Israel and Russia, so what are they? My uncultured, lizard brain would like to hear that response before we continue this civil conversation.
I'm still waiting for you to explain where that Clinton uranium went. You can "Breitbart" if necessary.
LOL! Read up on Kim Jong Un and his regime. They. Don't. Deserve. A. Salute. no matter the circumstance. A handshake will suffice. For a non-Trump supporter, you're beating his more rabid apologists.