President Trump, Meet Secretary Acheson

The Republican candidate for president might want to review Dean Acheson’s notorious ‘mistake’ in respect of Korea.

State Department via Wikimedia Commons
The Secretary of State between 1949 and 1953, Dean Acheson, was one of the 'Wise Men' who steered American foreign policy after World War II. State Department via Wikimedia Commons

Is Free China next, now that President Trump’s rhetoric about getting Europe to pay its fair share of defense spending is starting to yield dividends? That’s one question after the Republican presidential nominee’s call for Taiwan to reimburse America for its security. “I don’t think we’re any different from an insurance policy,” the 45th president told Bloomberg News. “Why are we doing this?” He added: “I think Taiwan should pay us for defense.”

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