Uncle Mu's international commentary analyzes the new U.S. military objectives announced by Trump.
On May 24th, Trump attended the graduation ceremony of the United States Military Academy at West Point and delivered a speech to more than 1,000 graduating cadets. Although his speech was verbose and even deviated from the prepared remarks, some core content is still worth paying attention to.
Uncle Mu has four points to make ——
Firstly, the U.S. military should focus on its main mission.
What is the main mission of the military? It is war. As Trump said, the primary task of the U.S. military is to suppress and defeat the enemy. His exact words were: "The mission of the U.S. military is to defeat America's opponents, kill America's opponents, and protect our great American flag."
Trump believes that under the leadership of Biden and the Democratic Party, the U.S. military did not focus on its main mission. He criticized the Democrats for using the military in various social programs and political affairs, leaving America's borders defenseless and allowing enemies to take advantage, while depleting America's arsenal for launching wars with other countries. He referred to the Ukraine war.
Trump said that only he, as president, rebuilt the U.S. military, making it stronger.
Secondly, the U.S. military will not promote diversity or overthrow foreign governments.
Trump's exact words were that the U.S. military would no longer organize transvestite shows at gunpoint, change foreign cultures, or spread democracy around the world.
On the first day of entering the White House, Trump issued an executive order affecting the U.S. military titled "Termination of Radical and Wasteful Government Diversity Programs"; on the second day, he issued another executive order titled "Termination of Illegal Discrimination and Restoration of Merit-Based Selection Opportunities." The Secretary of Defense signed it and established a working group named "Restoring American Combat Power," canceling the enlistment of transgender individuals and giving privileges to sexual minorities and ethnic minorities. The West Point Military Academy disbanded black clubs and diversity groups, clearing related works from libraries and classrooms.
Trump said that today, critical race theory or transgender theory will no longer be imposed on military personnel, and promotions and appointments in the military will no longer be based on politics or identity but on merit.
Thirdly, focus on new trends in warfare.
In his speech, Trump criticized NATO for taking advantage of the U.S. during the Russia-Ukraine war but emphasized that he saw new developments in warfare, which the U.S. military is actively paying attention to and studying.
Trump said that we see different forms of warfare. We see drones descending at certain angles with speed and accuracy. We have never seen such things before.
His advice to the graduates of West Point was that we should learn from this, and your profession is changing rapidly.
This encouraged military school students to develop in multiple areas, saying they could go to Wall Street for finance or innovate in Silicon Valley, but he hoped they would apply what they learned to the military.
Fourthly, emphasize the necessity of expanding the military.
Although a significant feature of Trump's policies after taking office was saving money and raising funds everywhere, he showed no hesitation in investing in the military, even being more willing to pour money into the U.S. military than during Biden's time.
In his speech, Trump said that he didn't want to fight wars but wanted foreign countries to see the strength of the U.S. military and retreat. This is what is called achieving victory without fighting. To achieve this goal of winning without fighting, you need a more respected and feared army.
He said that this is why the U.S. began large-scale expansion of armed forces, an unprecedented expansion.
Trump meant to seek peace from a position of strength. Therefore, he particularly emphasized a $1 trillion military strengthening plan, including the development of the latest stealth fighter jets and the recently mentioned Star Wars 2.0 Gold Dome anti-missile system.
Finally, Trump expressed his deep gratitude to the parents of the military academy graduates.
He said that one-third of this year's participants are children of veterans. He called on everyone to stand up and pay tribute to the parents who once served the United States in uniform.
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