"Trump’s foreign policy has produced a string of failures"

[archives]

"The strangest thing about President Trump’s aborted plan to fly the Taliban to Camp David wasn’t the terrible symbolism of hosting terrorists three days before the anniversary of 9/11 — although that was bad enough."

"Even crazier was Trump’s underlying premise: that he could sweet-talk Taliban leaders to end the war in Afghanistan by luring them to a weekend in the bucolic Maryland countryside."

"Trump doesn’t understand diplomacy. It’s not about splashy deals and self-aggrandizing stunts; it’s about nurturing alliances and building relationships. It’s not done on a whim; it takes time and preparation. And the purpose isn’t to make the president look good; it’s the harder work of averting crises and ending wars."

"The president keeps making the same mistake: seeking headline-grabbing summits with his adversaries in hopes of landing a big deal and burnishing his image as a statesman. It hasn’t worked"

https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/...ng-of-failures

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Canada, North Korea, our European allies, China, Central America, etc., nothing, the supposed "great deal maker" has struck out all over the world, and has not only tarnished America's reputation worldwide, but also been played by autocrats along the way

Trump acts as if he is running a reality TV show, thinking bullying on Twitter will get his way, and to top it off, his own staff often doesn't even know what he is doing nor do they even agree on a policy on what needs to be done

"A string a failures"