International agreements are enormously complex. They cannot be explained in sound bites so no one understands them completely except the negotiators and the handful of speed-readers who are dedicated enough to read through them. Both political parties can find some language in them support their positions. So how are we to know whether the Trump administration should be applauded for withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord or castigated? Three possible answers.
- It is a Trump administration decision so anyone with a brain
- should oppose it
- should support it
- It was negotiated by the Obama administration so anyone with a brain
- should oppose it
- should support it
- Other
Ok – that was a trick question. The answer is (more…)