this is a lie. . . it jsut shifted the strategy to something actually more effective and sublime. You could argue he did Iran a favor.
Unfortunately, the missile’ng of So-So-Meany ended up being a lost opportunity in a sense; had he lived, he might have caught the coronavirus and then given it to the Ayatollah. It would have accomplished more and saved us the cost of a missile.
No I am just a Social Conservative who dislikes liberal policies of appeasement
Trump barks at the US's allies, and cuddles up with the dictators of the world. He abandons treaties, are careless with information allies share with the US, and repeatedly insults us. He is disgraceful, unreliable, and a continuous headache for us who have agreed to build our defense plans around the US axis. We can't wait for him to be gone.
This is a dumbass thing to say even by your standards. Every other word out of his mouth was bragging about how much taxpayer money has gave to the military. Supersonic planes so fast that can't be seen and that type of nonsense.
How many new conflicts did he get us into? How many situations did he extract us from? How many treaties did he negotiate or mediate?
I believe zero.
I believe zero if you, as one reasonably would, include re-interventions and not just the cumulative total of troop pull-outs.
I believe three based on similar criteria to the above: normalization of relations with Israel by Bahrain, the Sudan, and the UAE.
Possibly? He may have been at the right place at the right time. I can’t think of any specific administration policy that has any more encouraged the three countries’ shift in stance towards Israel. I would think offhand that changes in regional politics probably impacted their decisions more than lobbying from Washington.
Depends on what you mean by a conflict. Are USA-Iran "relations" a single on-going conflict or a series of small conflicts. I don't mean to be flippant, but there have been several incidents and denouments over decades. Regardless, he pulled out of JCPOA which got a lot of people killed/injured and achieved absolutely nothing.
I'd say Syria though there are still USA troops there. But whether that actually made anyone safer and the world a more peaceful place is a dubious claim. Thousands died as a result whereas fewer people probably wouldn't have died if he hadn't done that. This would be like withdrawing the police during the middle of a gang war and then saying you made things safer and more peaceful.
Defense-wise, a couple regarding Israel though it's worth noting that Sudan, UAE, and Bahrain have never attacked Israel. The only way such mediations would be substantive from a peace viewpoint is if Israel actually honors it's agreement to not annex the West Bank (they've already said they were going to do so anyways but they've been saying that for many, many years now). Also, the UAE and Bahrain have had unofficial relations for years, so no new communication channels were opened up. I'm not sure about Sudan and Israel on that front. Still, it's not nothing and it will make life easier for the citizens of those respective countries if not necessarily safer.
People shouldn't get peace prizes for things they didn't do especially when you're the one issuing threats regardless of if you're retaliating or instigating. The list of military threats issued by Trump is quite long -- North Korea, Venezuela, Mexico, Iran, the USA itself, Iran. That's just good ole setting the fire and wanting credit for putting it out. You could make the argument that Kim Jong-un is just as worthy if that's your criteria. I'd argue he's actually more worthy as he hasn't actively attacked any foreign country at all during his entire reign so far. Of course, his domestic murder/suffering record is a completely different story.
How many deaths from drone strikes?
