US President Donald Trump, according to news reports, is at an all-time low approval rating for US Presidents. But this could change if he manages to achieve a satisfactory resolution to the three items currently on the agenda.
1. Syria and their War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
We've all seen the horrific images on the television, civilian communities being gassed. Children amongst the victims. Syria has lost the plot and stepped over the line.
The USA will likely intervene in some way, and the whole world should support them if they do. Done right, decisively, with weight behind the punch, President Trump will surely be saluted.
2. Trade and China
China has the playing field tilted toward it. Everyone else is running uphill. They write the rules, interpret those rules, and then cry foul when anyone questions them. This approach has seen China accumulate massive wealth. But it has to stop, it must, or the US and the rest of the western industrialised world will be pushing handcarts. President Trump seems to grasp this and his approach with the Chinese President will be interesting to observe. Is President Trump the great negotiator? We are about to find out.
3. North Korea
Then we have the unstable and, quite frankly, loony North Korean state. It appears they only listen to China, and China entered the Korean war to support them just as they were on the brink of losing. So there is history as they say. How President Trump juggles this and trade with China will be crucial. He must be strong with China on trade but also diplomatic in getting China to rein in North Korea.
The stakes for President Trump are high, get at least two of the three sorted in his first term and he'll soar in the ratings and be re-elected. If he falls over and can't seem to deal with things, he may not even get to the end of his first term. Interesting times as they say.
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