I disagree with the article. No single approach, including bullying, will be an effective form of diplomacy. But the article, name-calling Trump a bully and huckster, misses its own point. The tools in the tool-bag of diplomacy INCLUDE bullying. It's just one tool, true, but apologists and appeasers don't even bring it along, and their approach is even LESS effective than an approach that includes bullying. We shouldn't leave our stick at home, even if Trump uses it less than perfectly.