To: The Right Honourable American President Hon.
Donald Trump
From: Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja
Date: May 18, 2019
RE: The US Foreign Policy – From Triumph to
Hubris?
Suggestion:
Hon.
President, let me start by paying my respects to you and through you to. Hon.
President, your foreign policy doctrine resists the US power and influence in
the world since 2017 because it consists more economic protectionisms
especially import taxes on steel, less cooperation with your alliances such as Europe,
Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan etc, less cooperation with multilateral
organisation such as UN, NATO, the World Bank, the IMF, WTO etc,
interventionism such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Venezuela, Iran, Libya, Yeman
etc, US sanctioned countries such as Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea,
Somalia, Sudan, Darfur, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela etc, continued weapon sales
to Saudi Arabia, Keeping the US troops in Syria indefinitely, bloated military
spending and nationalism such as the America First. This would not improve the
US power and influence in the world. Many people will die, lack of medical
facilities, food, water etc because of the US sanctions. Before you started a
trade war with China, imposing tariffs on the EU, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South
Korea. Your import taxes on steel from the EU, Canada, Mexico, South Korea,
Japan and other countries claimed national security. In my opinion, it was
outrageous. You are forcing the EU, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan and
other nations to limit exports of steel to the US. The US was interested in
carving out an economic sphere and didn’t want competition. My mother often
told me that we’re about what we create in this world not what we consume. The
US trade treaties put the US largely out of the business of creating things. The
signs of dissent and division from the EU, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan
and other countries once trusted and loyal allies is crumbling because of
import taxes on steel. This is not only leaves the US support in serious doubt
but also leaves the US in dire position in the world. There is a message when
the best negotiator realise what is offered is the best either side can get and
there is an agreement. It is my humble request you to get back balanced trade
with world.
Hon.
President, your first foreign policy doctrine was to attack NATO, 70 years of
peace in Europe. If I am not mistaken, NATO is an unparalled success in keeping
the US out of war in Europe. Moreover, you did more damage to NATO that has
been so important to the US security for so long. You appointed a World Bank
President Mr. David Malpass. He has no knowledge of poverty and development.
IMHO, World Bank should focus on the poorest of the poor instead of helping
slightly better off people. Better off people have resources to be receptive to
economic development programme. You had refused to permit new arbitration judge
in the WTO as terms expired because new arbitration judge does not want the US
held to rules. Iran nuclear deal was legitimate one. It prevented Iran from
gaining the nuclear arms. It helped Iranis economically. Iran was willing to
open their door to encourage economic growth but your administration made mess
by destroying the Iranian nuclear deal and gross economic attack on Iran. North
Korea denuclearisation is possible but it must start by those who pose nuclear
weapons and used nuclear weapons on innocent people. I believe it pretty
obvious. Interventionism and nationalism
both are disasters and though logically inconsistent with each other. Both
corrode the path to peace and prosperity. Both constitute your foreign policy. Both
will lead to war. Nationalism will encourage other nation to attack weak nation
with impunity. Interventionism will encourage other nation to counter
intervention. In my perspective, if we intervened in the politics of the other
nation is a hostile act against that nation. Your nationalism policy such as
America First reflects realist’s perspectives of international relations.
Hon.
President, the US spends more on defence than combined countries such as the
UK, Germany, France, Japan, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and South Korea defence
spending. In addition, the US military presence in the Middle East is driven by
oil dependency at huge cost. Some estimates that $125 billion per year. The US
sends billions in military aid to repressive regimes globally. Indeed, the US
has lost lot of tax payer’s money on military spending. The US is using too
much of its resources just for fighting useless wars. If I am not mistaken, the
US has not won a war in the last five decades despite that the US at war
constantly. If the US had won the war, what would the US have gained? Would the
US be safer? I don’t believe so. The US lost lot though. Instead of spending
military, the US could have provided quality healthcare for its citizens, replacing
lead water pipes which poisoning millions of Americans, quality infrastructure
including fix roads and bridges, build a modern rail network, shutdown all the
US military bases in different countries and fabulous renewable energy alternatives
to fight climate change than fighting useless war. I always believe in sense of
a battle of optimism and the greater good than pessimism and self-interest. Self
interest was so amorphous. The World is in need of stability not the chaos Hon.
President. History reveals that the US foreign policy always connected with
strong human rights. But your foreign policy doctrine is morally repugnant. The
sanctions ordered to be lifted were of humanitarian nature. The US foreign
policy requires thought and reasonable discussion.
Hon.
President, you have created the conflicts with Iran nuclear deal, conflicts
with Mexico and South America over immigrants and the border, conflicts with
North Korea, conflicts with China trade, escalating middle east conflicts, have
pulled out the Paris Climate Accord for nothing and you failed to create an
alternative plan for fighting climate change, threatening military intervention in
Venezuela, want to proceed with the pipeline that threatens native American
land and the list continues. But the hubris was that characterised much of
White House not in your administration but it was started during the Hon. Bill
Clinton administration who was slammed to the ground by Saudi terrorists in the
US on legal visas. They flew aircraft into the twin towers of the World Trade
Centre and killed thousands of people including Muslims on September 11, 2001.
If the US keeps breaking the treaties especially Iran nuclear deal unilaterally
why would any nation bother going to the trouble of negotiating a treaty with
you during your Presidency? The world will think that the US will terminate any
treaty at any time for any reason. When the George Walker Bush cancelled the AB
Treaty he compiled with the notice provision and the US court didn’t interfere
with his actions. You must sent Iran the formal notification that we intend to
terminate the Iran nuclear deal in one year as required by the treaty (Article
XXIII, paragraph 3.3). If you sign a treaty, you should live up to it. Iran is
still abiding by the JCPOA but the US cannot be trusted with major agreements
from one President to another. I want you to make all the right decision so
that every country respects the US.
Hon.
President, the US foreign policy doctrine was by far the world’s top super
power before World War II. At that time US foreign policy doctrine had the
ability to handle conflicts by peaceful means, it had marked by its essential
continuity and essential bipartisan nature, its commitments made in the past
should be valid today and should be fully honoured in future administration, it
had reaffirm its continued adherence to all of the treaties, agreements and
understanding which have been reached between the US and other nation, it
addressed not only bilateral and regional matters but also the great causes of
peace and progress in the world, it continued its efforts to help the countries
in the region move forward towards peace that not only strengthen US
relationship but also to make further contributions to structure of peace and progress
in the world. But that super power has become weak and weak overtime. If I am
not mistaken, the obvious failure of the US foreign policy doctrine is that it
going alone on international issues which diminishes the US ability to solve
international issues. The Quality of the people within the American President
administration has been in decline for a long time and has finally led to the
abysmal. If the US wanted to play world’s top super power, it should put
sufficient attention to resolve international issues. IMHO, the US needs more
well aligned allies. The success of American policy is to a large extent a
success for its allies. In addition, the US needs honest, knowledgeable,
experienced and individually competent foreign policy experts who can accomplish
anything in terms of lasting improvement to the world peace and progress. The
world doctrine implies strategy, forethought and reasoning. I just mean it.
Hon.
President, I conclude that the US foreign policy doctrine is hubris due to
chaos, incoherence, incompetence and impulsive decision making. Indeed, your
foreign policy doctrine is based on the assumption that every nation looks out
only for their own interests. Thus, there is no point of working together. There
is a message here life has improved immeasurably over the past century. If I am
not mistaken, civil wars, terrorisms, political violence, death from war has
deteriorated in 21st century. This is happening large part of the
world because human beings have the genes to cooperate with other nations,
compete peacefully and weigh the costs of war against their benefits. I hope
you better understand what I mean it. I appreciate you that you are proposing
to do things and take steps that have been avoided by other Presidents but that
inherited problems. Your unconditional support of Israel has contributed to the
current mess in the Middle East. I want you to reconfigure overall the US
policy in the Middle East with a disengagement of military power. I most humbly
request you to address the US foreign policy which needs solutions and at
higher cost than never.
Hon.
President, the US is the pivotal state on which the western countries security
rests and for its continued prosperity. The US is still leading economic and
military power but the US is stumbling super power in 21st century. The
relative weight of the US is diminishing. Economy, trade and diplomacy are the
crucial dimension of country’s power in the coming decades. This will
accomplish positive results of the country. If any country exercised military
power remains country’s negative subtractive power in the coming decades. This
will ultimately discredit its practitioners on the global stage. I fervently
hope that the US will return to diplomatic and economic power in particular
greater use of multilateral institutions in the coming decades to regain its
super power. The world will be more peaceful and prosperous if you disengaged
military power. I believe that the EU is emerging super power in 21st
century. I just forecasted the EU will step up more responsibility for global
security in the coming decades if the US failed to regain its super power. The
EU foreign affair requires visionary and ruthless statesmen to establish a new
regime of the EU inter-state relations. I’m pretty sure that the EU will stand
by under the framework of NATO while justifying the countries.
Thank
you very much for your attention Hon. President
Respectfully yours
Athinarayanan
Sanjeevraja.
Tamil
Nadu
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