Generally attributed to Mark Twain is the saying that politicians are like nappies in that they need to be changed regularly and for the same reason. And across the Atlantic, in the Land of the Free, it is almost changing time.
Predictably, the Clinton and Bush dynasties still feel they haven’t made enough of a mark on US politics, and their representatives, Hillary and Jeb, respectively, are desperate to secure their party’s nomination.
But it is one man that stands out from the rest, and to whom the media circus is attracted like moths to a flame. Donald Trump is the American radical of our time.
At the time of writing, Trump – or ‘The Donald’, as he likes to be known – has won the Republican nomination in 19 states. His most audacious coup so far being his victory over fellow runner …show more content…
foreign policy has been divided into two camps: Idealist and Realist. Idealists think that a peaceful world can be obtained and America should lead by example, and the realists accept that the world is not perfect and America shouldn’t be expected to act any more benevolently than anybody else.
Placing past presidents neatly into each camp, however, is not always easy. Throughout his premiership Barack Obama has come under constant criticism from both sides – the Left accuses him of being mawkish and heavy-handed, the Right timid and with a tendency to vacillate. Indeed, commentators lack a consistent understanding of what is meant by the ‘Obama Doctrine’.
Critical of George W. Bush during his presidency, once in office Obama found himself having to deal with the same problems faced by Bush, and choosing to deal with them in much the same way. And had there been a 9/11 on his watch it is at least thinkable that he would have taken the same course of action as Bush.
Which poses a rather interesting question: what would be Donald Trump’s response to a terrorist atrocity committed on U.S. soil, if he were President? His idea for
Predictably, the Clinton and Bush dynasties still feel they haven’t made enough of a mark on US politics, and their representatives, Hillary and Jeb, respectively, are desperate to secure their party’s nomination.
But it is one man that stands out from the rest, and to whom the media circus is attracted like moths to a flame. Donald Trump is the American radical of our time.
At the time of writing, Trump – or ‘The Donald’, as he likes to be known – has won the Republican nomination in 19 states. His most audacious coup so far being his victory over fellow runner …show more content…
foreign policy has been divided into two camps: Idealist and Realist. Idealists think that a peaceful world can be obtained and America should lead by example, and the realists accept that the world is not perfect and America shouldn’t be expected to act any more benevolently than anybody else.
Placing past presidents neatly into each camp, however, is not always easy. Throughout his premiership Barack Obama has come under constant criticism from both sides – the Left accuses him of being mawkish and heavy-handed, the Right timid and with a tendency to vacillate. Indeed, commentators lack a consistent understanding of what is meant by the ‘Obama Doctrine’.
Critical of George W. Bush during his presidency, once in office Obama found himself having to deal with the same problems faced by Bush, and choosing to deal with them in much the same way. And had there been a 9/11 on his watch it is at least thinkable that he would have taken the same course of action as Bush.
Which poses a rather interesting question: what would be Donald Trump’s response to a terrorist atrocity committed on U.S. soil, if he were President? His idea for