Reshaping_American_Foreign_Policy

President Trump Reshaping American Foreign Policy
By Thomas Addaquay
In a series of tweets explaining the administration’s position on withholding aid to Pakistan, President
Donald J Trump ironically took a page from our foundational memoir Go Green, Get Rich. Below is an
excerpt followed by tweets from POTUS.
The excerpt begins with an analysis of how dependence upon foreign oil makes for shaky, unstable
relationships. We’re walking a fine line where foreign aid becomes a form of nuclear ransom paid to
Pakistan, where we’ll never get our money’s worth and Green Policy is ignored and forgotten. Our
platform not only brings Green to the forefront, it creates a medium for innovation and rewards for the
projects voted on by our members.

We have maintained in previous commentaries that the path to holistic, sustainable growth and
development relies less on government assisted programs and more on inspired people. Much like the
growth of the IT industry during the 80s and 90s, we propose innovation-incubators in an inspired
capitalist environment for the “Green Space” where innovation is sought, supported and rewarded is the
Green X Prize solution.

Environmental enthusiasts often argue, and rightly so, that the threat of climate change poses an
existential threat to mankind, while opponents use the capitalist framework as a denial mechanism;
arguing that the threats posed by environmental degradation should be solved with market capitalist tools.
Despite cogent arguments on both sides, we firmly support the private sector taking the lead on innovative
“greening” initiatives and have no problem with them earning a buck pursuing a passion. We’ve long
embraced that at www.greenxprize.com. Innovation, Green and Capitalism can thrive together
synergistically and benefit the greater good.
Our goal isn’t to support or defend any single policy, but to create an enabling environment and platform
where Green ideals, including sustainability-powered innovations, can thrive. Mindful of how politics so
often discourages future generations’ desire and inclination to support sustainable causes, let’s be clear:
Future generations will become custodians and purveyors of “truth” as previous generations have from
Aristotle to Thomas Edison. Their challenge is refusing to allow cultural or political differences to prevent
discovering solutions to these problems. We’ve created a platform to share your inspiration. Follow the
conversation at www.greenxprize.com!
We encourage the young and young at heart from all over the world to join our quest to save the Earth,
our only home. We welcome ideas and innovations from any discipline whose goal is reducing our net
carbon footprint; especially ideas to help from falling over the existential fence. No limits; your idea can
be a radical political or management departure from the old or an invention that could minimize the
socio-economic impact of displaced workers by the automated economy.
There are no restrictions and your peers will decide who wins the monthly reward. Our movement is
passionate but politically neutral, unencumbered by any special interests, but fueled by grassroots support
by the people and for the people.
President Trump stated in previous comments regarding climate change/global warming that “he was
looking into it....” Given his pragmatic stance on most policy issues, we could infer through his numerous
subtexts that the administration’s climate change position will be informed by the “bottom-line.” In other
words, “if it doesn’t make dollars; it doesn't make sense”. Green X Prize will attempt to fill some of the
void left by the current US administration’s stance on climate change with its subsequent withdrawal from
the Paris accord.
To that end, Green X Prize seeks to “uberize” the green venture capitalist space by decentralizing our
rewards program on a granular level: “of the people, by the people”. We seek support in our worthy
cause(s) and urge you to order a copy of Go Green, Get Rich.
Join us online where you can vote for your favorite green innovation projects, discuss with liked-minded
sustainable enthusiasts, post your own project, and most importantly, improve your chances of winning
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