Trump is Right on Syrian Withdrawal
• Christine Smith blogFinally, we have a president who will do what is right despite what those who believe in endless war and using our military as a police force worldwide think.
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Finally, we have a president who will do what is right despite what those who believe in endless war and using our military as a police force worldwide think.
President Trump called Turkey's ongoing military assault in Syria a "bad idea" Wednesday as reports are emerging of civilians being caught in the crossfire of a long-standing feud between Ankara and Kurdish forces.
Republican fury at 'betrayal' grows, and Donald Trump claims he has told Turkish leader: 'Any of our people get hurt - big trouble'...
Trump tweeted that he is considering a military mutual-defense pact with Israel that would obligate the US to militarily defend Israel if it came under attack. Israel would also be obliged to defend the US, but Israel has few military resources that
On Thursday the US State Department slammed the Iranian government for its deceit and "web of lies" regarding the destination of the previously detained tanker Adrian Darya.
It looks as though President Trump may be trying to free himself from the grasp of the neocon cabal that surrounds him.
President Trump has a plan for peace in the Middle East. The Hill reports that Trump will unveil the plan to Arab leaders at a Camp David summit in September.
Trump regime - International law is clear. Blockades are undeclared acts of war.
Waivers allow continued civil nuclear cooperation
Trump also said he could win the war in Afghanistan and wipe the country "off the face of the Earth."
Donald Trump appears to be on the verge of doing what the "Never Trumpers" could not - destroy his Presidency and make re-election impossible. It all boils down to whether or not he decides to launch military strikes on Iran.
President Trump exploited a loophole by declaring a "national emergency" for the sole reason of circumventing Congressional restrictions on arms sales, as Congress is supposed to get a 30-day notice ahead of any sales, and some members of Congres
President Trump was grousing about John R. Bolton, his national security adviser, at his Florida club not long ago.
Donald Trump is currently visiting Japan, whose prime minister is said to be considering serving as a mediator in possible peace talks between Iran and the United States.
The Trump administration keeps deliberately raising tensions with Iran, risking conflict.
If you read yesterday's Dispatch, you know what I mean. In short, the U.S. and Iran have been exchanging words lately, even threatening one another with force. And neither side's backing down.
Declaration allows sales to bypass Congressional objections
President Donald Trump railed against what he called "the military-industrial complex" when asked about potential conflict with Iran during an interview with Steve Hilton of Fox News Channel Sunday.
In its escalating confrontation with Iran, the US is making the same mistake it has made again and again since the fall of the Shah 40 years ago: it is ignoring the danger of plugging into what is in large part a religious conflict between Sunni and
The president should scroll through his old tweets, rather than listening to John Bolton.
An Iraq-War redux is now in full play, with leading roles played by some of the same protagonists -- President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, for example, who says he still thinks attacking Iraq was a good idea. Co-starring
Here we go again -- just as tensions seemed to be calming going into the weekend, with Trump distancing himself from some of the more out-front escalatory rhetoric from hawks like Bolton within his own administration last Friday, leave it to who els
The Iraq war faceplant damaged the reputation of the press. Russiagate just destroyed it
The United States will recognize Israeli control of the Golan Height. President Trump announced his intent to recognize Israeli control
Trump - US-led Western media one-sidedly support Israel. They're hostile to Palestinian rights, Syria, Iran, and Lebanon's Hezbollah - not for any threat they pose.
Trump - Trump saying it's time to recognize Israeli control over Syria's Golan Heights flies in the face of binding international law - what no one can legally circumvent, what the US and Israel do repeatedly.
-as Netanyahu accuses Iran of trying to set up terror network there -- and Trump insists the move has NOTHING to do with saving Bibi's re-election hopes
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford issued a statement Monday denying weekend media reports that the US plans to leave around 1,000 troops in Syria, saying the reports are "factually incorrect."
On the first of April last year I published an article titled "Ignore The Words Of US Presidents. Watch Their Actions Instead.", about Trump's claim that his administration would be pulling troops out of Syria "very soon".