When George. W Bush called Iran, Iraq and North Korea the
axis of evil; he was crucified by the media for saying so. Today, Trump has
inherited a new axis of evil with Iran, North Korea and Islamist Terrorists.
Furthermore the immigration issue has been a thorn in past administrations for
decades and still has not been resolved. Why do these problems take decades to
be solved?
Let us look at the most pressing issue of the day: The Democratic
Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK). For years the world has turned a blind eye
to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. Today we have reached a critical mass.
North Korea has a nuclear and perhaps a Hydrogen bomb. More critically they are
making huge progress in their ability to possess Intercontinental Missiles that
could deliver a nuclear device to the United States. The United Nations and U.S
administrations have never dealt with North Korea for fear of retaliations against
South Korea. Sanctions have not really worked because China is the DPRK’s
staunchest supporter. Most of the North Korea’s trade is with China, and for
years the Chinese have used the DPRK as a foil against the U.S. As the threats
from this rogue nation increases and puts the world on the brink of a possible
nuclear war, the world is still talking about diplomacy. While I am not for an
all-out war I believe that the options of a military solution should be on the
table. Trump will be blamed for whatever decision he makes, the question is
will he make the right decision? His predecessors have, by their inactions,
enabled three generations of the Kim dynasty to threaten the world. China has not
been able to curtail North Korea’s belligerence; Talks and United Nations
sanctions have not worked and in my view will not work. We seem to be repeating
another Chamberlain ’Peace in our time’ moment.
While all wars are catastrophic, I suggest that a military
action is necessary before something cataclysmic happens.
I will defer the ultimate decisions to generals McMaster and
Mattis for obvious reasons. But I would use a first strike using an
Electromagnetic bomb to be detonated in the atmosphere over North Korea, and once
the grids have been disabled a massive attack with conventional weapons should
be undertaken to take out the regime for good. South Korea could then rebuild
the whole unified country.
Then there is the ever growing immigration issue which has
plagued so many administrations. At issue is Trump’s statement that he will
make a deal with the Democrats to abolish the now deemed unconstitutional
Obama’s ‘memorandum’ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The result
of this immigration memo was to protect children brought into the U.S illegally
by their parents. Any action would perhaps affect some 800,000 now grown up
persons. It is also believed that many of these so-called ‘dreamers’ may also
apply to workers who came to the U.S on a legal work permit but who have
overstayed their legal residence permit. The problem is that many of the
dreamers are already in the workforce and in the military where they have
served honorably. Despite the fact that many Republicans believe that Trump’s deal
may be tantamount to amnesty, it is unconceivable that children who are not
responsible for the illegal acts of their parents, and have no ties to any
other country should be deported. Therefore in my view Trump can use the ‘art
of the deal’ to finally put a stop to this huge flaw in the immigration laws
that irk many U.S citizens. Tying up any DACA concession to a complete reform
of the immigration laws and building a wall is the best negotiations tools left
to the President to fulfill a campaign promise.
Of course Trump will be opposed by both the right and the
left, who ironically have been the culprits in kicking the can down the road on
both these issues. The world cannot wait for a reckless North Korean idiot to
start a nuclear war; pre-emptive action must be taken. As for DACA it must be
resolved to eliminate the growing globalists view that we should live in a
world without borders.
Given the current circumstances I would rather see the ‘art
of the deal’ instead of another punting of a political football.
