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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Doug Bandow) - A New Nobel Prize for War

Finally there’s an award that President Trump deserves to win. The post A New Nobel Prize for War appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs A New Nobel Prize for War Finally there’s an award that President Trump deserves to win. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) With the Middle East in flames, President Donald Trump’s desperate lobbying campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize looks ever more bizarre. Of course, his claim to have ended and prevented numerous wars is more fantasy than reality.  Worse, his surprise bombing of Iran amid negotiations, twice, demonstrated that his goal is anything but peace. Moreover, his proposal for a massive military buildup with no connection to American security suggests he is preparing even more reckless…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - The Donald’s Doomed Persian Adventure

The president probably hasn’t read Thucydides, but he can still see when it’s time to cut losses. The post The Donald’s Doomed Persian Adventure appeared first on The American Conservative .

Takimag The Donald’s Doomed Persian Adventure The president probably hasn’t read Thucydides, but he can still see when it’s time to cut losses. TakiMag Predicting the outcome of war is a tricky business, especially nowadays with the Donald at the helm playing Alexander the Great while listening to Iago Netanyahu. So, any wisdom offered is from the past, Athens and Sparta to be exact, the former back then being the equivalent of the United States today. We all know the result: Athens, the Greek superpower, took on more than it could accomplish.  Back in 431 BC, when the Peloponnesian War began, Athens was the richest and…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (David Brady) - Not So ‘Mission Accomplished’?

The Iran intervention could well turn into an open-ended misadventure. The post Not So ‘Mission Accomplished’? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Not So ‘Mission Accomplished’? The Iran intervention could well turn into an open-ended misadventure. (CARLOS BARRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) In the wake of the 1991 Gulf War victory, then-President George H.W. Bush rode on a wave of public opinion that would not carry him to reelection. Celebrating the recent victory in Kuwait, he uttered one of the most famous remarks of his administration : “It’s a proud day for America. And, by God, we’ve kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all.” American wariness over war stemmed from the quagmire that was Vietnam, along with its domestic protest…Open