Every American president tries
his very best to leave a legacy before exiting the White House. This legacy
could be either positive or negative depending on where you stand. Most former
American presidents left legacies of helping to destabilize one country or the
other. Examples of such countries are Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Iraq and
currently Syria. When they are campaigning to be elected as president of the
U.S.A., they always spell out their policies especially their foreign policy.
This makes the whole world know the kind of administration they will have to
deal with after the elections and one of them eventually emerges as the winner.
President Donald Trump is no
exception to the above, in fact he made the whole world know that his
administration’s foreign policy will be guided by the mantra “I will make
America great again”. This he said he will do by not meddling in the affairs of
other countries militarily. That is, he will allow countries to solve their own
problems and will not help any of the factions. He said he will also make sure
more jobs were created in America for American citizens to benefit. Thus,
making sure that American companies who have factories in China and other
countries will relocate back to America and provide jobs for the American
people. These and other numerous measures President Donald Trump promised to
undertake during the campaign period so as to make America great again.
But what have we seen since he
assumed the reins of power? Is he on the path of making America great again or
making more enemies for America? Is he also on the path of creating more
tension in the Middle East and also on the Korean Peninsula? He launched a
barrage of cruise missiles against the Syrian government for an alleged sarin
gas attack in the Idlib province which killed many children. Will that make
America great again? He also sent attack navy ships together with an aircraft
carrier to be stationed in the Korean Peninsula, just to warn or deter North Korea
from undertaking any new missile tests. This was a show of force and might, and
he vowed to deal with the North Korean problem once and for all. And he
promised to take military action against North Korea should they do anything to
threaten South Korea or any of their allies in the region. North Korea
responded that they were prepared for war and they will not hesitate to strike
back decisively should the U.S. provoke them. Will this make America great
again? Or is Trump trying to diffuse the pressure mounting on his
administration as investigations are being conducted on his alleged ties with
the Russians and they meddling in the U.S. elections of 2016, thus helping him
defeat Hillary Clinton? Has he also
drained the swamp as he promised? Or are the neocons and the warmongers feeding
him with wrong intelligence contrary to his foreign policy? Will America be
great again under President Donald Trump? Is he really on the path of making
America great again?
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