ABDUL RAHMAN MALIK
THE surprise judgment in favour of the US President relieved him from pressure of be ing impeached. Many analysts consider Donald Trump’s recent acquittal in the so-called impeachment trial as surprise win in this year’s presidential election but it is too early to predict sincethere aretough contenderslike Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden in the presidential race. Though Trump haswitnessedmoral victoryintheimpeachment trial, yet he has tarnished the image of the United States globally andthe United States stands isolated in the world owing to pursuing a flawed foreign policyintheMiddle East,Africa andAsia. Consequently, President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial victory might be a great setback for Democrats as they expected a lot from the trial but the result was frustrating and devastating for them. Furthermore, after acquittal from the impeachment trial, President Donald Trump lashed out at the political rivals that they conspired against him and dragged him in the so-called impeachment trial and showed the first-page headline of Daily Washington Post to the supporters which read “Trump Acquitted” as lead headline. President Donald concluded his remark as “This is the Result”. Moreover, Trump’s winning of Democratic primary in IOWA State from Republican platform was also a positive sign of his winning the Election 2020. There is tough competition between these two to win nomination for presidential election as the IOWA caucus results pour in. Though App issues resulted in delayed results amid fears that the App might be hacked to influence and affect the presidential election. On the other hand, the US State Department has been meeting in New York with United Nations Security Council to apprise them regarding US President Donald Trump’s controversial “Deal of the Century” or Middle East Peace Plan. The OIC members categorically rejected US President Donald Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan. The analysts are of the view that the Trump-Netanyahu nexus may have led to “ Trump’s Deal of the Century” confirming that Trump has embraced Zionism or he is under pressure from Israeli Lobby to have a larger territory for Greater Israel. The two-state solution will only be acceptable if Jerusalem should be capital of Palestine or the territory may be restored in original shape and occupied territories are retrieved from Israel such as West Bank, Golan Heights, etc. The Middle East plan is very dangerous and may further aggravate the situation since the Middle East presents a grim look already. The States of Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Iraq and Palestine are in a serious humanitarian crisis as these states have been going through the serious repercussions over US presence in these states. Iran’s economy has been paralysed owingtotough US economic sanctions after Obama and Khatemi nuclear deal was scrapped by US President DonaldTrump andimposed severe economic sanctionsthat have crippled Iranian economy. Political pundits are predicting a surprise win for Donald Trump in US election 2020 unlike his recent acquittal in impeachment trial which will be used by President Trump as a clean chit for presidential election though the results may be upsetting, unpredictable in coming days. With the strong hostility from Democrats in the US, the Palestinians, OIC, UN and Muslim countries opposing the Donald Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century” as well as the Middle East Peace Plan, it is assessed that Donald Trump has messed up US Foreign Policy and he is bearing the brunt of his insensible decisions as he still considers government as a drama or film since he has been an actor in entertainment industry and the real estate business tycoon, considers the state affairs as limited-time entertainment serial. Recently, President Donald Trump fired two key impeachment witnesses: Lt Col Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council and US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. Such a scenario warrants that American people cannot afford to have such a President who has damaged national interests that have stirred severe antagonism in the world especially in the Middle East andAfrica. People are well aware thatTrump cannot makeAmerica great since only a sensible person could materialize such dream. The growing concerns of the Middle East and the world about US President are adverse since he is an opportunist. Pakistan played its part doing so for bringing peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Premier Imran Khan reminded President DonaldTrump duringWorld Economic Forum at Davos but so far there is no headway on the issue. The abysmal situation diminishes the slogan being chanted by people in the United States “Make America GreatAgain “ Electronic media and print media termed the election as worst election inAmerican history since Trump’s victory was unbelievable and indigestible for his political opponents. Finally, if Trump gets re-elected for the second term, analysts believe that his second term would be worse than that of today as the Middle East will be the most affected region since Trump’s intentions for Greater Israel will be resisted by proxies and militants. TrumpAdministration has pushed the United States to isolation and if the concrete steps were not taken, it will start losing its influence and relevance in the world. If Trump by surprise wins election for the second term it will be disastrous for all. OnlyAmericans will decide who they want to see their president: Donald Trump with perilous internal and external policy or Socialist Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden – the choice rests with American people. — The writer is freelance columnist, based in Sindh.
