Cleaning Up Trump’s Global Mess

Posted by John on Mar 17, 2020 in Articles, Featured, US Foreign Policy |
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0 comments The next presidential election will not likely hinge on foreign policy. Americans will go to the polls in November to express their fervent support, or disgust, for Donald Trump. The candidates’ positions on the issues — on any issues — matter only to a dwindling number of voters who have somehow managed, over the last three years, to remain undecided about the current president’s fitness...
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On Iran, It’s Trump Vs. Trump

Posted by John on Aug 29, 2019 in Articles, Featured, US Foreign Policy |
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0 comments The ongoing conflict with Iran showcases all the reasons why Donald Trump remains a hit with his base. First of all, the guy tells a ripping yarn. While critics of U.S. policy drone on about complex agreements with opaque acronyms, Trump boils down the problem to a TV episode with a ticking clock. The bad guys shot down a U.S. drone. The good guys prepare to strike back. But the greatest...
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The Misadventures of Tariff Man

Posted by John on Aug 27, 2019 in Articles, Featured, US Foreign Policy |
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0 comments Trump has two tools at his disposal as president. The first is his mouth: the insults and threats that he issues verbally or by Twitter. The second is the tariff. Trump has imposed trade restrictions left and right, on allies and adversaries, for economic and political reasons, as part of a long-term offensive and out of short-term pique. If Trump could use tariffs even more indiscriminately, no...
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Bolton in Wonderland

Posted by John on Aug 27, 2019 in Articles, Featured, US Foreign Policy |
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0 comments Only 70 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan faced an assassination attempt. While he was in surgery and the vice president was mid-flight over Texas, Secretary of State Alexander Haig famously declared in front of the press, “As of now, I am in control here, in the White House.” Haig’s statement was a surprise to everyone else in the Reagan administration — as well as to anyone with a...
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Bolton and the Troika of Tyranny

Posted by John on May 29, 2019 in Articles, Featured, US Foreign Policy |
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0 comments If you’re in the market for a troika of tyranny, Donald Trump, John Bolton, and Mike Pompeo certainly fit the bill. Or, if you’d rather focus on countries not individuals, you might single out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt as the three most likely candidates. Perhaps, if you’re in a confessional mood, how about Christian fundamentalism, Jewish extremism, and Salafist...
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