"For months, Donald Trump has presented himself as the very incarnation of a global peacemaker, touting an ever-changing list of international conflicts that he claims to have settled. Sometimes it has been six, sometimes as many as ten. "I ended seven wars," the President told the U.N. General Assembly last month, "and in all cases they were raging, with countless thousands of people being killed," which was not true but has not stopped Trump from repeating it."
"It is true, though, that Trump has leveraged the power of his personal diplomacy to broker a number of ceasefire agreements, but lasting peace deals have proved elusive. In Africa, for example, the three-decade-long conflict between militia groups in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues largely unabated, notwithstanding an agreement brokered by the U.S. in June that Trump hailed as "a Great Day for the World!""
"Nor have Trump's accomplishments as a mediator always been accepted as such by the warring parties themselves. When the President boasted repeatedly that he had got India and Pakistan to resolve the latest outbreak of fighting over Kashmir, India's leader, Narendra Modi, was so angry at what he saw as Trump's misrepresentations that their falling out now threatens America's years-long effort to cultivate India as a key strategic partner in the U.S. rivalry with China."
Donald Trump has portrayed himself as a global peacemaker, touting a shifting list of international conflicts he says he settled. He has repeatedly claimed to have ended as many as seven wars, a statement that is factually inaccurate. Some items on the list, such as Egypt versus Ethiopia and Serbia versus Kosovo, were not current wars. Trump has used personal diplomacy to broker several ceasefires, but lasting peace deals have been elusive. Longstanding clashes between militia in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue despite agreements. Misrepresentations about India and Pakistan's fighting over Kashmir angered Narendra Modi and strained U.S.-India strategic ties. He has also misstated conflicts, citing nonexistent disputes and confusing country names.
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