The right is cheering America first, pooh-poohing ‘strategic patience’
America first or America alone? Is President Trump’s national security strategy a smart one? A roundup of editorials Wednesday takes a look at the issue.
Opinions from the right:
From City Journal: Will the GOP go along with the price tag for making American great again?
Kremlin slams Trump's "imperialist" national security strategy https://t.co/uU4y71elG1 via @louisjnelson pic.twitter.com/Vl3SMxRt2Y
— POLITICO (@politico) December 20, 2017
From The Hill: Sebastian Gorka explains that America’s national security strategy is “founded on a mantra of “America first” — not America alone.”
President Trump recently announced a new National Security Strategy for the United States, which puts the U.S. first above any and all countries — even if that means damaging existing international relations pic.twitter.com/gpEQmFeQ5R
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) December 20, 2017
3. National security strategy: Trump vs. Trump
From the San Diego Union-Tribune: The America first policy works on some levels, but the president would be well-served to remember America has benefited from the global order that international treaties have created.
