During a meeting to discuss Trump's decision to pull out of Northern Syria, Democratic leaders walked out in frustration when the meeting led to personal attacks. According to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Trump had a "meltdown" during which he called her a "third-rate politician".
The meeting was held recently following a House vote in which the House voted 354-60 to criticize Trump's decision to pull out U.S. troops from Northern Syria, making it possible for Turkey to invade. With the absence of the U.S. in the region, Russia has also been able to step in fill the power vacuum.
In response to the Turkish invasion, Trump wrote a letter to the Turkish president encouraging him to stop his invasion. In this letter Trump urged Erdogan to consider what he was doing and halt the invasion.Later in the day, Trump tweeted out to criticize Pelosi for her conduct during the meeting, claiming that she had a "meltdown" and questioning her mental stability.
1. Given that the U.S. has already pulled out of Northern Syria, what actions should the U.S. now take to try and resolve the issue?
2. How could the meeting between Trump and the Democratic leaders have been handled differently to allow for productive discourse rather than conflict?
3. In what ways could Pelosi and Trump begin to make amends in order to prevent future conflicts such as this one?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-angrily-walk-out-white-house-meeting-after-trump-meltdown-n1067716
I personally believe that using civil language would have lead to a more productive meeting. It's clear that a big reason why the Democrats left the meeting was due to these verbal attacks. Therefore, I believe that keeping the conversation's focus on Northern Syria, instead of personal insults, would've been the most productive course of action.
ReplyDeleteOur next president could and should redeploy troops in Syria to protect our allies, the Kurds. Hopefully, our next president actually knows about foreign policy and is better at not making the US look like assholes. To respond to part about more productive discourse, the blame falls on Republicans and Democrats. It takes two to have an argument, and it also takes two to have a professional debate.
ReplyDeletePartisan politics have become so much about criticising the opponent that Pelosi and Trump are unable to work together. Our country lacks communication between groups, which creates gridlock. If Trump and the Democratic leaders had listened to each other and tried to compromise, their discussions may have been more productive. In the future, it is important that our country’s leaders are open-minded and willing to listen to an alternate point of view. The issue with Northern Syria and the Kurds will never be resolved if the United States is completely divided.
ReplyDeleteIn what ways could Pelosi and Trump begin to make amends in order to prevent future conflicts such as this one?
ReplyDeleteWhat they can do is by both apologising and taking into account what to do in this situation on trump terrible judgment. In addition trump should refrain to discrete pelosi and not try to agitate her. This seems like a children disputes
Ethan Gardner
ReplyDelete2. Trump and Pelosi both tend to have very stubborn views, especially since their ideals tend to be so polarized. Compromise is certainly the best option, although on many issues it is difficult to see it as a viable solution due to their inability to share the same viewpoint on most things. If both sides can keep themselves under control and listen to each other without making it personal, it would be very beneficial.
2. Politics are becoming increasingly partisan and polarized. For this reason, both sides seem to be unable to see the other side of the story and to reach any sort of compromise because of the strong dislike simply because of the political party of their opponent. In order to productively and effectively lead the country, leaders need to be able to understand how to compromise and how to look past political differences in order to have a productive conversation. Further, keeping a professional manner of speaking to one another would prevent such "meltdowns" from happening and would create a less threatening or hostile work environment, which would increase productivity.
ReplyDelete3) The main reason why altercations such as the one between Pelosi and Trump have occurred is due to their partisanship. It is another example of Republicans versus Democrats, in order to prevent such altercations from occurring parties should prioritize the decision making that would benefit Americans as a whole country instead of creating a division between party lines. Another form of prevention is by having those who attended the meetings specifically Trump to act more maturely instead of blaming his shortcomings on the Democrats.
ReplyDeleteTrump and Pelosi have very different views so working together must be very difficult for them. However, this divide ensures that people are properly represented in the House to check Trump's power as the president. However, to prevent this meeting from becoming so personal, instead of purely criticizing Trump, Pelosi and other Democrats could have made suggestions on different ways to handle a situation.
ReplyDeleteBoth Trump and Pelosi are to blame in terms of their dispute, including all Republicans and Democrats. As stated in an earlier comment, it takes two to have a professional debate and in this case, it's clearly illustrated that both parties lack the ability to meet eye to eye or compromise. Once it becomes personal, such as Trump calling Pelose a "third-rate politician", it strays away from what is actually at stake, which is Northern Syria.
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