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Snap Poll: What Experts Make of Trump’s Foreign Policy

International relations scholars evaluate two years of U.S. foreign policy.

By Eric Parajon, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, Michael J. Tierney
December 7, 2018, 10:50 AM

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Overwhelmingly, international relations scholars believe that the United States should act decisively in response to the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an act now confirmed to be directly connected .. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/us/politics/cia-senate-khashoggi-.html?emc=edit_na_20181204&nl=breaking-news&nlid=53042306ing-news&ref=headline .. to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Two of the most popular opinions have already been put into motion: The Trump administration passed targeted sanctions on 17 Saudis accused of involvement in the murder, and the Senate voted last month .. https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/28/senate-advances-resolution-to-end-u-s-support-for-saudi-led-war-in-yemen/ .. to advance a bill to end U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen. As foreign-policy scholar Jordan Tama notes .. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/30/why-is-the-senate-challenging-trump-on-yemen-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_term=.702b91d80bea , “If Congress approves the resolution—which is opposed by Trump and still faces major legislative hurdles—it would mark the first time that lawmakers have formally terminated a U.S. military engagement since ending the U.S. war in Vietnam. And it would signal quite strongly that Congress will no longer tolerate business as usual with Saudi Arabia.”

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/07/snap-poll-experts-trump-foreign-policy/

"The damage Trump has done, documented
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To hear the president crow about the recent surge of the stock market, one might think the bull run of 2017 was greater during his first year than any other. But Forbes noted that stock prices grew at a faster pace during the Great Depression. Even Obama's first year in office was more bullish, with the broad S&P 500 Index exploding by 23.5 percent compared with last year's 19.4 percent clip.
p - The markets aren't the only place where the petulant president falls short. The number of jobs created .. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/01/18/trumps-economic-scorecard-one-year-post-inauguration .. under Trump was lower in 2017 than during each of his predecessor's final six years in office. Wage growth also declined after Trump became president. In fact, of the few areas where this president produced higher numbers than his predecessor, most were dubious achievements. The 2017 deficit under Trump climbed to $666 billion, up from $585 billion in 2016. The national debt crossed the $20 trillion threshold .. www.usdebtclock.org/ .. and is projected to rise faster in the future. And America's trade deficit, which candidate Trump famously blamed on poor presidential dealmaking, was worse during Trump's first year than in any of Obama's eight. Like most of Trump's braggadocious pronouncements, his claims clash with reality.
p - The president's foreign policy pronouncements seem just as dangerously detached from the real world. The United States is less safe, less secure and less respected than it has been in decades. Documenting all of Trump's failings abroad can be dizzying."