James George Jatras, Strategic Culture: Did Someone Slip Donald Trump Some Kind of Political Viagra?
This has been an extraordinary week. After two years of getting rolled by the Washington establishment, it seems that President Donald Trump woke up and suddenly realized, “Hey – I’m the president! I have the legal authority to do stuff!”
* He has announced his order to withdraw US troops from Syria.
* His Defense Secretary James Mattis has resigned. There are rumors National Security Adviser John Bolton may go too. (Please take Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with you!)
* He announced a start to withdrawing from Afghanistan.
* He now says he will veto a government funding bill unless he gets $5 billion for his Wall, and as of 12:01 AM Washington time December 22 the federal government is officially under partial shutdown.
All of this should be taken with a big grain of salt. While this week’s assertiveness perhaps provides further proof that Trump’s impulses are right, it doesn’t mean he can implement them.
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WNU Editor: President Obama also became far more assertive as President at the beginning of his third year, especially after the passage of Obamacare during the lame duck Congress. But while President Trump may be more assertive in the Oval Office on what he wants, he will be facing a Democrat controlled Congress that is more focused on impeaching him, and a reluctant Republican controlled Senate that has shown great reluctance to support him.Either way .... it is going to be an interesting two years.
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