Bob Dole "Mastermind" Behind Trump-Taiwan Call: WSJ

With last Friday's phone call between Donald Trump and Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen which broke decades of US protocol, still creating ripples among diplomatic circles and the political punditry, one question that still remains largely unanswered: why did Trump do it? Was it a carefully calculated move? Was Trump unaware of the geopolitical consequences of speaking to the Taiwan president? Was there any thought at all in accepting the Taiwanese phone call, or was it merely just an ego boost? .... http://www.zerohedge.com