Trump as a peacemaker
It’s none of my business to make judgement on US elections. I’m not a US citizen. However, we need world peacemakers.
In the summer of 2017, tensions soared as North Korea conducted a series of missile tests, each one a bold statement against the backdrop of a fragile global landscape. The world watched anxiously, especially Australia, as the missiles soared over Japan, their arcs piercing the sky like dark omens. In the United States, President Donald Trump was determined to respond decisively.
One evening, Trump sat in the Oval Office, his mind racing. He recalled the images of the missiles streaking across the sky, a reminder of the precarious balance of power in the region. The media buzzed with speculation; many questioned his approach. Would he choose diplomacy or take a harder stance?
One could imagine his advisors gathered around the polished table, presenting strategies that ranged from sanctions to military demonstrations. Trump, known for his unconventional methods, understood that North Korea’s Kim Jong-un thrived on provocation, and any response would need to be carefully calculated.
“President Trump released a carefully worded statement that took several steps back from his previous fire and fury: “The world has received North Korea’s latest message loud and clear: this regime has signalled its contempt for its neighbours, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behaviour,” the statement reads, adding, “All options are on the table.” Ref: North Korea’s Japan Missile Flyover Calls Donald Trump’s Bluff | WIRED
Two years later in 2019, President Trump stepped over the border into North Korea for a handshake and photo opportunity with “Rocket man” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the two met for nearly an hour at the demilitarised zone between the two Koreas. Ref: Six top moments from Donald Trump’s visit to North Korea | CNN Politics
At the time Sen. Kamala Harris tweeted, “This President should take the North Korean nuclear threat and its crimes against humanity seriously. This is not a photo-op. Our security and our values are at stake.”
What was at stake were rockets aimed at Japan and potentially Australia if they were to go the distance they were designed for.
After the historic meeting, the rockets stopped, and Japan and Australia sighed a relief. In our eyes President Trump was a peacemaker.
What happens to that peace in our region is in the hands of the US Government as North Korea’s recent test-firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland, South Korea’s military said. Ref: US flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan — ABC News
In this US election world peacemakers are what we hope for.
