A leading foreign policy and national security reporter and columnist has admitted returning Donald Trump to the White House may be the only solution to the global chaos caused by three years of capitulation under President Joe Biden. Con Coughlin, who serves as the Defense and Foreign Affairs editor for The Telegraph, wrote:
“…given Trump’s track record in handling several important security challenges, a political comeback by the former president might just succeed in galvanising the West into adopting a more robust stance against aggressors like Russia and Iran.”
Former President Trump’s ability to exude America’s military might on the global stage – without engaging in large-scale or protracted military action – had a stabilizing effect on international relations, Coughlin argues:
“As Trump demonstrated in his dealings with North Korea and Iran, he is not afraid to use American military might as a deterrent when the need arises.”
He adds:
“Indeed, while avoiding the lengthy and costly military interventions that have bedevilled previous Republican administrations, Trump authorised decisive military action on numerous occasions.”
A key difference between Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama, was the latter actually backed up his warnings to America’s enemies with decisive action, according to Coughlin. The national security writer pointed to Trump’s missile strikes against Syria after the Assad regime deployed chemical weapons – Obama famously drew a redline, threatening severe consequences, over Assad’s use of such weapons but failed to follow it up with any actual significant action.
“Trump might not be the most appealing character in American politics, but he is not someone who is easily ignored. He might be just the person to give the West the jolt it needs to wake up to the very real threats it faces,” he concludes.
