Trump's recent Middle East trip was, as National Review's Jimmy Quinn noted, a "delicate balancing act." Simultaneously working to get Saudi and Syria to join the Abraham Accords (one of the more significant achievements of his first term) and looking for a diplomatic way to slow Iran's Mad Mullahs' pursuit of nuclear weapons, Trump is attempting to chew a very big bite without choking on it.
Consider the possibility of a world where nobody's at war, nobody's "otherizing" swaths of their own population - instead, they're working, building and creating. Competing economically, and getting ahead. A world where every country has a middle class stepping path to wealth and stability. A world where we don't waste productive effort on centuries' old idiocy, but rather unleash human productivity. Some countries won't want to participate, sure. But will their citizens put up with that for long? That's where I see Trump's vision leading.
I think it's ultimately "practical" if nothing else. WE focus on economic cooperation and the advancement of humanity through capitalism - the proper role for America. The rest of them can wallow in misery if they choose. But I think many or most would choose to join us. We need about a solid ten year run without new wars cropping up for this idea to "catch".
I’m delighted to read an article focused on this aspect of Trump‘s visit to the Middle East. The sentence you shared from the speech is the one that stood out for me when I watched it. It is a major shift in direction in our policy towards Arab nations. I was impressed and I am fascinated to see how this shift affects our relations with them. The status quo was a complete dead end.
Consider the possibility of a world where nobody's at war, nobody's "otherizing" swaths of their own population - instead, they're working, building and creating. Competing economically, and getting ahead. A world where every country has a middle class stepping path to wealth and stability. A world where we don't waste productive effort on centuries' old idiocy, but rather unleash human productivity. Some countries won't want to participate, sure. But will their citizens put up with that for long? That's where I see Trump's vision leading.
We can hope, but I don’t think it’s practical. Too many dictators and corruption runs rampant in many countries. Even ours on corruption.
I think it's ultimately "practical" if nothing else. WE focus on economic cooperation and the advancement of humanity through capitalism - the proper role for America. The rest of them can wallow in misery if they choose. But I think many or most would choose to join us. We need about a solid ten year run without new wars cropping up for this idea to "catch".
I'm far too cynical to have much hope for that. Best we can do is not make things worse while further impoverishing ourselves in the process.
"Better" can catch on while "best" puts on its running shoes. I think this is much more than just "not making things worse".
I’m delighted to read an article focused on this aspect of Trump‘s visit to the Middle East. The sentence you shared from the speech is the one that stood out for me when I watched it. It is a major shift in direction in our policy towards Arab nations. I was impressed and I am fascinated to see how this shift affects our relations with them. The status quo was a complete dead end.
I've said it many times - I find Trump to be a mixed bag. This means I'm not afraid to praise his good actions.
Let them scream! We have 36 trillion reasons to get our house in order here right now.