US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out US troops from northern Syria has been met with bipartisan outrage, calling it a “betrayal” of the
Tag: Neocons
Trump Frees Himself from Bolton – but Robert O’Brien Will Be Just as Bad
After months of rumors, John Bolton was finally fired from the White House but the post mortem on why it took so long to remove
Will More US Troops in Saudi Arabia Make America Great?
President Trump deserves credit for resisting the war cries from neocons like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after last week’s attack
The Threat of Bolton Has Retreated, But Not the Threat of War
John Bolton tried his best. The national security adviser entered the Trump administration as a predictable warmonger with an unslakable thirst for power. He streamlined
Unused Militaries
For a couple of decades I covered the military for various publications, as for example the Washington Times and Harper’s, and wrote a military column
Bolton’s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall
Trump’s decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter’s string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing
Trump Foreign Policy as Theater of the Absurd
One might be forgiven for thinking that the foreign policy of the United States is some kind of theatrical performance, like a comic opera, with
Kidnapping as a Tool of Imperial Statecraft?
There is nothing new about empires taking hostages and using them to put pressure on whatever rebel group needs to reminded “who is boss”. The
