Trade Wars President Donald Trump knew that imposing tariffs on imports into the United States was going to result in a trade war which he confidently believed he could win. The main reason given by the United States to justify trade wars is that the move is aimed at safeguarding national security. This came after the Commerce Department proposed that the underperforming United States sector of aluminum and steel posed a threat to national security (Johnson 2018). I do not agree that the United States should impose the new tariffs because the new tariffs are going to hurt everyone including the US economy. The new tariffs would result in many American workers in industries using materials under tariff (steel and Aluminum) losing their jobs (Handley and Limão 2017, p. 29). American consumers of products made from the materials under tariff will have to endure higher prices of such products. In addition, other countries would act in retaliation and impose tariffs on imports from America which would hurt United States economy.