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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Doug Bandow) - The Forgotten Casualties in Trump’s Wars

America’s foreign policy elites don’t seem to care much about the people they kill. The post The Forgotten Casualties in Trump’s Wars appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The Forgotten Casualties in Trump’s Wars America’s foreign policy elites don’t seem to care much about the people they kill.  President Donald Trump views himself as a man of peace, so successful in settling wars that he should be the obvious winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This after a year of promiscuous and foolish military interventions , splenetic and unpredictable tariff impositions, and bizarre and costly foreign demands, all presented as somehow making America great again.  Of course, the administration’s fervent, even fevered, justifications are almost always implausible, and usually…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - Regime Change Roll Call: Who’s Next?

After Venezuela, the White House has Iran, Cuba, Haiti, and Iraq in its sights. The post Regime Change Roll Call: Who’s Next? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Regime Change Roll Call: Who’s Next? After Venezuela, the White House has Iran, Cuba, Haiti, and Iraq in its sights. Following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba seem to be the next possible countries on the list. And, whether they be regime changes, as is hoped for in Cuba, or decapitation operations, as was undertaken in Venezuela, there may be even more.  Last week, Donald Trump said the U.S. has “an armada” heading toward Iran. “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case… I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very…Open