India, Dec. 26 -- United States President Donald Trump is standing with a club and spade to build his private-public boulevard. He has decided that playing merely with the king of hearts would not land aces up his sleeve, which has two tattoos, "America First," and "Make America Great Again." While Trump jauntily works the path, the rest of the world, including powerful allies, is left to wonder what and when they will be told (or ordered) to work on the proposed building, or even plant trees to construct a "beautiful" MAGA drive.

After the trade deal between the US and European Union (EU), which many of the latter's members showed disgust for, a 32-page American security document, "National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States o...