A strategy for American greatness outlined by Donald Trump could change all too quickly according to a political analyst.
While the president has laid out a "roadmap to ensure that America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history" it does come with some caveats outlined by Politico writer Nahal Toosi.
Trump's vision of a prosperous American future is something previous presidents have tried and failed to do because shifting political tides and global conflicts have forced them to reassess their vision for the USA.
Toosi wrote, "But Trump is mercurial by nature, so it’s hard to predict how closely or how long he will stick to the ideas laid out in the new strategy. A surprising global event could redirect his thinking as well, as it has done for recent presidents from George W. Bush to Joe Biden."
The document is, however, "in line with many of the moves he's taken in his second term," and makes a few offhand remarks about the need for "strong, traditional families" in the country. One such line suggested that the country needs "growing numbers of strong, traditional families that raise healthy children."
While the document may outline Trump's view of a successful America, it also heaped praise on the 79-year-old president, calling him the "President of Peace", a title given through his "unconventional diplomacy". Elsewhere in the document is a claim that Trump had successfully managed to "prevent the emergence of dominant adversaries".
The Trump National Security Strategy, released on Thursday, also had a focus on homeland security and America's place in the Western Hemisphere.
It reads, "The United States must be preeminent in the Western Hemisphere as a condition of our security and prosperity — a condition that allows us to assert ourselves confidently where and when we need to in the region."
"The terms of our alliances, and the terms upon which we provide any kind of aid, must be contingent on winding down adversarial outside influence — from control of military installations, ports, and key infrastructure to the purchase of strategic assets broadly defined."
Trump would also write an opening note for the dossier, which saw him call the country "strong and respected again" and that his administration is making the country "safer, richer, freer, greater, and more powerful than ever before."
