FEAR OF SHADOW, IMPEACHING TRUMP.

BY K P PASWAN

After swearing of Joe Biden as the new president of the mightiest nation of the earth, there was growing demand for Trump’s blood. Trump's opponents still, do not consider Coronavirus as a major threat  to the USA. but thought banning Trump for contesting presidential in 2024 more important. Constitutional obligations did not warrant such steps,as impeachment has been rejected.Further punishment if any, is unlikely to stand in a court of law. 

 Whether the presidential election was rigged or not, but the fact of the matter is that Donald Trump lost the election. Than who advised Trump, that the election was stolen by the Democrats? Certainly neither the Pentagon nor the department of justice. There was an attempt by Nancy Pelosi and her supporters to involve the Texas Senator Rafael Eduard Cruz and Senator Hawley for inciting the crowd to attack the Congress, on the morning of 6^th Jan, while a few Senators of Democratic party including  Bernie Sander  accused Donald Trump for instigating the crowd, little knowing that Trump was not present nor guided the ruffians to the path of the Congress. 

One particular American English channel has launched media trial against the former president by quoting again and again unproven facts. Credit goes to Jo Biden for maintaining studied silence. Nancy Pelosi's aim was to oust Donald Trump. She succeeded in her ambition, than why she is afraid of Trump's shadow. If Biden say that Impeachment was right, it does not mean he is serious.

JOE BIDEN.

He is the second Catholic president and perhaps more religious than John Kennedy, the first Catholic president of the USA, Biden is a seasoned politician who has witnessed many ups and down in American politics. He will have to face the reality. He needs funds to contain the coronavirus. But the pertinent question is the source of money for the rescue package, if he turns to internal borrowing, than he will have to overlook the philosophy of worthy Jerome Powell, the brilliant Chairman of the  Fed Reserve who fears inflation. 

Surprisingly an American English channel is openly supporting help package from China  An alternative for Biden will be to turn China, who is bound to  be overwhelmed and gladly will help USA. Trump was dead against such destructive idea. In fact there are reasons to believe that Trump was going to force China to write off the entire debt which US owed to China. Moreover such type of rescue package would helped illegal migrants. It is a stark reality that more than400000 illegal immigrants from Latin American countries smuggle themselves through the  desert bordering Arizona. At present more than one million (1000000)  undocumented residents  constitute higher percentage of illegal residents in the bordering states with Latin American nations. If Joe Biden considers this paradox, than he would be following the policy of Trump. Interestingly the Democrats are in favor of general amnesty to illegal immigrants Again in his executive order, Biden has openly advocated Made in America first and his executive order is nothing but Trump’s America first. Right now,more than 35000 illegal migrants, majority of them unaccompanied children from Mexico are waiting to enter USA and Biden has not shown any inclination to welcome them.

 RESCUE PACKAGE FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

Genuine citizens adversely affected by Wuhan virus need immediate attention. If more than 500000Americans died due to Corona virus in one year than by his own prediction, Biden says 'more than 200000,more Americans were going to die in next few months'. Biden is toeing the line of Trump. Indian immigrants legal or illegal are contributing to the economic growth, is evident from the high positions occupied by Indians in private firms. But illegal immigrants from Latin countries are mostly criminals,drug peddlers,and drug lords. Latin Americans political failure matters not just because of economic stagnation. Weak, deceitful and corrupt politicians risk, destroying the  flagging enthusiasm of genuine voters in several states of US. 

The Democrats were  favored over the Republicans on the issue of immigration and a strong push back on immigrants  beats Republicans attack by Ted Cruz, accusing Democrats of supporting illegal immigrants. If an honest Biden goes by these facts, he will have to forgive Trump even if it means rebuking Bernie Sanders,Nancy Pelosi and above all Alexandria Cortez and Omar Ilhan and Elizabeth Warren. A famous Democrat Senator once remarked ‘ If these illegal immigrants  work hard and keep their nose clean there should be a path of citizenship.

 BLACK LIVES MATTER.

 George Floyd was a criminal and drug addict, who avoided harsh punishment, simply admitting his guilt. He was brutally killed by a cop, and the killing ignited suppressed inferiority complex of the blacks. If we do remember Rodney Lever, a Black criminal who, a decode ago was king of the road and when he was beaten by the security forces, there was violent agitation and for the first the, president of US called the federal army to quell the violence. Everybody's life matters, irrespective of race and color  but everybody is required to obey laws. Gun culture in the US claims, every year a large number of innocent people but no body resort to violent agitation. 

 UNITED OR DIVIDED AMERICA.

President Biden has promised to unite the great nation, but his supporters are going in the opposite direction. Certainly the national unity is the primary concern for the victorious leaders, but one false move and the division is complete. So will the Democrat’s hardliners turn out to be a mistake? Erecting a long wall bordering Mexico was not inaugurated by Trump.In 2006 the Congress voted by  283 in favor of a wall and 138  opposing to construct  fence almost 20000 kms long border with Mexico. At that time Mexico was under the presidency, who was accused of receiving bribes from Mexican drug lords, the current president of Mexico is perhaps one of the honest politicians of the world and he is not opposing  erection of fence. Donald Trump hired more patrol agents and used  high technology to detect border crossing, Biden's supporters are dead against such moves of the former president, and want to ease the tension for the benefit of illegal immigrants which is going to become a strong vote bank in the coming mid term election for the Congress in 2022,Americans would be watching the  mid term election with interest. Because this midterm election may shape the political system of the US.

LEADERSHIP CRISIS. There is an acute crisis of leadership in the Democrats. The great Eugene McCarthy is dead but his philosophy still matters. The Democrats need another McCarthy. The Republicans do not has this problem. Trump is lost in the crowd and if emerges, he will have to adopt democratic ways to enter the W.H.

MUSLIMS CONUNDRUM.

Trump did not ban the entry of Muslims of  all Islamic countries He picked up a few, namely Iran, wherein Ayatollah and Mullahs are loathed by general public. Post revolution, the Iranians are highly educated, broad minded and women enjoy greater freedom unheard in Saudi Arabia. In Iran, it appear people, would continue to support Ayatollah khamenei, provided Mullahs do not interfere in their private life. Donald Trump simply tried to punish these Clerics. The same principle applies to other affected countries.Somalia a Muslim majority state has no government worth the name, a woman of Somali origin entered the US legally, became a citizen Illegally ,won the election as a Democrat for the Congress and now she wants to advice the Democrats  "how to run America".

AHEAD OF TIME AND POLITICAL ISOLATION.

Donald Trump was not a seasoned politician.  He has a history of marriages and divorces and rumored to have relations ship with several women. It is doubtful if he ever cared for the political party, he represented and reached the Capitol hill on his own. Hire and fire appears to have been an essential feature of his political philosophy. One of the blunders made by Trump was abandoning the Obama Health Care. It was a genuine attempt to provide less expensive medical care to all the Americans and Trump had no better alternatives. Professionals,seasoned politicians and career diplomats were hired in the morning only to be fired in the evening. Rex Tillerson,  Nikki Hailey and John Bolton were fired for no apparent reasons. He cared much for the US and less for the trusted Allies of US.  

POLITICAL ISOLATION.There is no dispute that NATO and the Security Council have become obsolete, but sudden downgrading of NATO and mocking of Security Council led to his political isolation. He was ahead of his time. Trump’s downgrading  of NATO by cutting expenses boosted the image of Russia by stipulating that Russia is no more a threat to Europe, but his actions also dampened the spirits of European allies, especially Germany which was saving 70% of cost incurred on NATO. China was not,. and still is not trusted anywhere in the world.  Trump’s love  and hate for China created a ground for a robust economic recovery of the US,for a while it appeared the US has achieved its glorious past, enjoyed before and after second world war, but all was lost by the arrival of Chinese virus. Political isolation and pandemic contributed his downfall.

CHINA NOT AN ENEMY.

 For both Trump and Biden, China is not an enemy and in the face of even a limited war between China and India the US will side with China. Fortunately, India is in the hand of a PM who is proving to be the last of the Mohican and in the case of 1962 like situations, the dictator Xi Jinping may meet his final match in the person of a hermit PM of India.The Dictator's(Xi jinping)  fumbled attempt to cover entire Africa and parts of Asia under its umbrella, show sign of nervousness and unlikely to succeed due to strong firewall created by India. Trump and Biden know that India has acquired capacity and capability to thwart the Chinese Strongman' any attempt to impose hegemony in the region. In extreme case of hostility( not likely), China may suffer unbearable collateral damage and the Chinese Dictator may find himself in a desert with no water.     

But economically India is far away from attaining status of Great Economic Power, despite a boon in Stock Market. A leading banker in China was executed for money laundering, but in India, money launderers, swindlers and tax evaders enjoy five star facility and rarely convicted There is no large scale migration of Techno giants of American and German origin from China to India. They are migrating to tiny Vietnam which has more of deadly Wet markets than Wuhan but the Corona did not originate in Vietnam. So like Trump, Biden by compulsion will have to  stand by India in distress. China is telling India " We are superiors and you kneel before us and India is giving damn attention

FINAL WORDS.

The present days US does not stay where it was in 1950/60.NASA is not the same,once headed by Berner Brown. Nancy Pelosi and Bernie Sander fear Trump's shadow but also fear their own shadow.Despite of these drawbacks,the world needs a dynamic and united US and certainly not the untrustworthy China.