Before his second term, President Trump had four years to clean shop and reload. Now we are well on our way to leading the world toward stability and an uneasy peace.
President Trump has slowed the invasion of America on our southern and northern borders. Cleaning up the criminal aftermath of the invasion will likely take years of breaking coalitions of America’s Left and entrenched international criminals and terrorists. Former president ‘Nero’ Biden engendered the most radical and destructive split in American history.
The world appears to be rocketing toward an inevitable cataclysmic disaster at the hands of irresponsible power-hungry mad men. As Peter wrote in his second letter, “But the present heavens and earth by His word are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.” (II Peter 3:7) God wrote this fearful description of the end through Peter. But God did not leave us without hope. “But according to His promise we are looking for a new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” (II Peter 3:13) “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” (II Peter 3:9)
Nevertheless, Trump has made deals with other nations not only to establish fair trade practices, but also to negotiate decades-long conflicts. Biden prepped battle grounds for Russia’s incursions into Ukraine. The Iran-Israeli conflict seems settled with one very precise military mission. Others like the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, and a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have shown positive signs of ending conflict.
What about wars between Israel and Arab nations and organizations like Hamas? Those wars have lasted for thousands of years and will likely take a bit longer for resolution. Mankind’s plans cannot bring about world peace.
For the time being let’s look at the upcoming meeting in Alaska between Presidents Trump and Putin. European leaders have stressed the need for Ukrainian representation whether that’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or another representative. Leaders from France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, and the European Commission wrote in a joint statement, “We are convinced that only an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure on the Russian Federation to end their illegal war can succeed,”
What would success look like? Good question. European leaders have emphasized a need for “robust and credible security guarantees” to protect Ukraine’s sovereign territory.
In an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, VP JD Vance said, “We’re going to try to find some negotiated settlement that the Ukrainians and the Russians can live with where they can live in relative peace, where the killing stops. “Vance added, “It’s not going to make anybody super happy. Both the Russians and the Ukrainians, probably, at the end of the day, are going to be unhappy with it.”
Saturday Zelenskyy said, “The Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is. This war must be brought to an end — and Russia must end it. Russia started it and is dragging it out, ignoring all deadlines, and that is the problem, not something else.” He concluded, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Daniel L. Gardner is a columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at [email protected].
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