WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump in a second term would likely install loyalists in key positions in the Pentagon, State Department and CIA whose primary allegiance would be to him, allowing him more freedom than in his first presidency to enact isolationist policies and whims, nearly 20 current and former aides and diplomats said. The result would enable Trump to make sweeping changes to the U.S. stance on issues ranging from the Ukraine war to trade with China, as well as to the federal institutions that implement - and sometimes constrain - foreign policy, the aides and diplomats said. During his 2017-2021 term, Trump struggled to impose his sometimes impulsive and erratic vision on the U.S. national security establishment.
  • The Snark UrgeEnglish
    2•9 months ago

    I have a lot of bones to pick with American foreign policy and interventionism. At the same time, the power vacuum that is being created by right wing isolationism is going to destabilize a lot of delicate situations abroad.

    Trump recognized Israel’s capital as Jerusalem, which is arguably why we’re having issues with them now.

    If the US shrinks from its self-appointed roles abroad we’re going to have more problems with China and Taiwan, as well as North and South Korea, etc.

    World war is possible. I can only hope it is possible without nukes.