Why the World Needs a
Trump Doctrine was all about how Trump has not made good decisions up to
this point in his presidency, and how he needs to make particular decisions
regarding foreign policy. I was almost getting angry as I read the article –
what right did the author have to make suggestions and proclaim them as the correct courses of action? In fact, what
right do any of us have to tell the
president how to do his job? While I may not agree with Trump’s moral standards
(to any extent), he did win the
presidency, and is our president.
However, after doing a bit of research on the author, Zbigniew Brzezinkski, I
learned that he has a vast political background, having served as President
Jimmy Carter’s principle foreign policy advisor. Clearly, Brzezinkski knows
what he is talking about. Brzezinkski discusses China and Russia, the two other
major military forces in the world.
While I’m sure the author knew what he was talking about, I
was not too convinced as a reader. I felt that Brzezinkski was not giving
enough evidence to effectively substantiate his argument. He repeatedly said
that Trump “should” do this and “should” do that, but didn’t go much further than
that. The article had a lot of potential, but considering Brzezinkski did not
go beyond purely criticizing Trump and solely making suggestions, I was not
convinced as a reader. Had the author used statistics or appealed to logos in
some way, I may have been much more influenced by the article. In my opinion,
considering Trump’s ego, I don’t find it worth our time trying to persuade him
to change his views or implement policies which he didn’t come up with. In the
end, as Brzezinkski puts it, “While we did not support Mr. Trump, he is the president of the
United States. He is our president, and we want him to be a success.” This is
the point that I would drive.
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