Chinese leaders at a December meeting led by Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated their consistent focus on “pursuing progress while ensuring stability.”
Stability, hmmm.
Following WWII, global stability became a major goal of a United States tired of fighting wars begun in Europe and Asia. We led development of multinational institutions like the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, and others to promote cooperation. We built a comprehensive global security network through multi-national alliances like NATO, bilateral security pacts such as those with Japan, South Korea, and Israel, and troop, Navy flotillas, and other military asset deployments in Europe and Asia to head off future conflicts. We fostered democratic reforms worldwide, e.g. President George H.W. Bush made the spread of democracy a key part of his national security policy.
Today these citadels of stability have begun to crumble.
Politico reported that international polling shows large shares of America’s closest allies now view the U.S. as “unreliable, disruptive, and a negative force.” This follows President Donald Trump scaling back on commitments to multinational organizations like the IMF, the UN, NATO, EOCD, and humanitarian organizations; announcing his intent to take over Greenland, make Canada a U.S. state, and institute what he calls his America First DONroe Doctrine around the Gulf of America; and criticizing longtime democratic allies, e.g. Trump described Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people, while cozying up to Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and other anti-democratic dictators.
Perhaps nothing symbolizes the disruption of America’s policy on global stability more than the president’s rebranding of the Department of Defense, a defensive force for peace, as the Department of War with an avowed warhawk as Secretary. Trump said he was signaling to adversaries, “America's readiness to wage war to secure its interests.”
So, instead of restraining war we now encourage it?
Disruption rather than stability became Trump’s policy at home as well – from firing, rehiring, then firing again thousands of federal employees, to disregarding court orders and targeting opposing law firms and judges, to abruptly imposing stiff tariffs and threatening trade wars, to impulsively withholding appropriated funds to states and authorized programs, to whimsically pardoning felons found guilty by juries of their peers, to aggressive and disruptive acts by masked ICE agents, to dismissing senior military officers for alleged disloyalty, to his seemingly 24/7 unpredictable, chaotic, and divisive social media posts.
Speaking at a major gathering of government officials and international power brokers in Qatar in December, Donald Trump, Jr., explained, “What’s good … what’s unique about my father, is you don’t know what he’s going to do.”
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast" – I Corinthians 15:58.
Crawford is an author and syndicated columnist from Jackson.
43 comments:
Perhaps Mr. Crawford would like to see a Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
The job of the President of The United States, is to lead this country, as a whole, to a better place. We have a President who openly constantly lies to the American people. The American deserve better. We will look back one day, and ask… how did we let this happen. May God Bless, and keep us, always.
Right because the UN, WHO, WTO etc. all love America and have not from their very inception been vehemently anti American. The world and America are so much better off because of the trillions we have given to these institutions of stability. How could anyone with an IQ above 83 and been alive for more than twenty years say this bullshit. The reason why we are where we are now is because of country club RINOs like Billy that would rather lose with some perceived “honor” than win ugly. Why would you support institutions that work against you with your own money?
It really doesnt matter who is the president because China doesn’t spend trillions on feeding, housing, and clothing, a hostile and ungrateful population who is always offended and never ashamed. All while their contribution is significantly less than than their burdon on society.
@ January 4, 2026 at 10:19 AM - Please contrast and compare the current President's questionable quotes with the likes of:
Clinton - "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" & ""A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee."
Obama - "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" & "The Affordable Care Act is not a tax."
Biden - "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't Black" & "With the Inflation Reduction Act, the American people won and the special interests lost.”
RINO Bill
10:56…President Trump lies constantly, daily. If you can’t/ will not see it, simply Google President Trump’s lies. It’s all there for the reading.
Trump is simply making it clear that in this world you are either a hammer or a nail. If you are strong you should dominate and not be ashamed of your power how ever you obtained it. That may sound ruthless but it is fact, like it or not. Trump allows us a realistic look in the mirror, if you don't like what you see, that's your problem. Don't be a hypocrite.
John Lennon said it simply, “ Just Give Me Some Truth.”
Who would have thunk that when a country stops sending millions of dollars to other countries the other countries would not like it? When asked for the other countries to pay what they promised for our protection they might not like it. And the worst thing that the other countries found was the president of a country could not be bought.
The question is not whether Trump has got us on the right track. The question is whether we can continue on this track AFTER this man has gone. Can this pace and direction be sustained? The answer is NO. If we try, the rest of the world will seek our destruction like killing a mad dog. They will not accept our domination and we are not that strong. WWIII
Are we hopelessly doomed to fight the communists inside our own country? Seems they are spoiling for that rather than give up pushing perversion, corruption and collectivism on the rest of us.
This country has pissed away literally trillions of dollars helping other nations and what have we received in return? Disdain, jealousy and envy and very little good will. It way past time to end the waste of American tax dollars overseas and domestically and focus on solving our own growing problems at home.
Biden’s refusal to enforce our immigration policies will haunt your children, grandchildren and their progeny. The harm Crawford references in his article pales in comparison.
You must be referring to Biden
@10:19 - you may not like the truth, but tell me what was any sane person's choice in the last presidential election? And while you are at it, please let us know what countries on this planet are better off for having open borders. You might want to start asking your European friends how that has worked out for them.
One-tune Crawford is so tiresome.
2:34 PM, the Biden administration had a $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. If Biden had gotten him, Bill Crawford would have been ecstatic. Typical TDS.
Like Brandon Lehman just said, “Democrats aren’t just pro-illegal alien, they’re not just pro-Somali fraudster, they’re not just pro-criminals terrorizing out city streets, Democrats are pro-narco dictator who starves his own people.”
Had an uncle who attended The Citadel. Always loved the grey uniforms.
We should tell the UN to find a new home, say Lebanon.
Trump and Rubio are now Cuba and Mexico. I feel there is a Bad Moon Rising. Very worrisome times.
You’re obviously well-read on one of the fundamental causes of the Pacific War. See Toland’s definitive The Rising Sun in the Pacific.
My bad. Talking about Cuba and Mexico.
@3:13 I wholeheartedly agree. If the Democrats could just find any half-way descent moderate candidate we would not be dealing with the egomaniac and his minions. They have failed miserably as a populist political party to provide the voters with a viable choice. Trump was not hard to beat, they made it hard.
You are obviously well read on, Missing The Point. No offense intended.
mr crawford....permit me to buy you a one way ticket to iran, cuba, or red china.
actually i buy you 2 tickets . the other one will be for benny thompson.
1:48 for the WIN!!!!
''crawford is a syndicated columnist''......................he belongs in a comic book.
At least with democrats they tell you they’re going to stab you and do in in the front, RINOs are worse they lie to your face and then stab you in the back.
Name a president that didn’t lie and or stretch the truth. Trump is producing for this country. Maybe, you are used to Democrats doing nothing in office but complaining and when someone comes along and does what we voted for them to do it’s hard for you to comprehend.
Democrats hatred for Trump and love of power lost them the election. Think about who they put on the ticket, she polled lower than anyone during the first presidential debate. She ended up being the least popular VP in American history. But Black female or something was more important.
To know how we ended up with Harris v. Trump in 2024, you have to go back to the South Carolina primary in 2020, and Rep. Jim Clyburn.
https://www.thestate.com/opinion/article291197320.html
It's 2026, there is no shame in admitting you have some mental issues. There are dozens of psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health professionals in the Jackson area as well as online that could help you with what seems to be terminal case of TDS.
12:26, Yes, it is 2026. Time for you to find a new meme.
I don't think you understand what a meme is.
"an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme
In this case, "TDS."
the point >
your head
an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme
I can copy and paste too
Can anyone explain why Trump comment-posters tend to be defensive, catty and childish?
Are they just trying to be like Trump? Dementia? Maybe they just need a drink?
Now that was funny!
The irony of someone with full blown TDS calling anyone else defensive, catty and childish is hilarious. Biden was the one with adult onset dementia by the way, you know your guy.
“He who does not remember the past is condemned to repeat it.” I read that, somewhere…
DJT speaks/tweets Billy clutches pearls.
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