With Afghanistan Deal, Trump Has A Foreign Policy Record He Can Take To Re-Election
No new wars or interventions in Iran or Venezuela, a partial drawdown from Iraq and Syria, and an Afghanistan withdrawal deal is a foreign policy record to be proud of.
Are Neocons Really Back In The Trump Administration?
There may be neoconservatives cheering that drone strike, as neoconservatives are wont to do, but it is unlikely that they are the ones driving policy.
In Wake Of Iran Strike, Congress Needs To Debate Overseas Deployments
After 18 years at war without debate in Congress about overseas U.S. troop deployments, President Trump’s decision to take out Qassem Soleimani catalyzed a national conversation.
Iran’s Attack On U.S. Bases Is A Face-Saving Gesture From The Ayatollahs
The length, scope, and operational duration of the attack suggests it is a targeted towards regime stability and an internal audience. Whether it leads to further escalation is a political call.
The Fundamental Question Is: Why Is America Still In The Middle East?
D.C.’s hysteria is dangerous. The strike wasn’t necessarily wrong, but the president must tread carefully. Too much of D.C. wants him not to.
Killing Soleimani Was The Right Move, And Shows Precisely Why It’s Time To Leave Iraq
That President Trump had to make this call, how, and the mortal danger to American assets it presents, illustrate exactly why U.S. forces should not spend a day longer in Iraq.
Trump’s Strike On Soleimani Is About America First, Not Reckless Interventionism
Now Iran knows America is unconstrained by politically correct rules of engagement, and no longer acting out of delusions about bribing a jihadist regime into peace.
No, Combat Troops In The Middle East Don’t Counter China’s Rise
Chinese activity beyond its borders does not inherently threaten America. The twin narratives of Trump ‘abandoning’ the Middle East and any Chinese presence as a threat to America are false.
2019 Caps Yet Another Decade Of Endless, Fruitless Foreign Wars
Three years gone, thousands of lives lost, tens of billions in debt-funded spending, and we’re right back where we started, with a permanent entanglement in the longest war in U.S. history.
Obama Was Wrong To Get Us Into Syria, And Trump Is Wrong To Keep Us There
Remaining actively engaged militarily in the Middle East only deepens our strategic failure and extends the forever war that Trump has repeatedly criticized.
Pentagon Won’t Give Straight Answer About Plans To Deploy More Troops To Middle East
The Wall Street Journal reports the Pentagon is considering increasing U.S. deployments to the Middle East. When questioned about this by Sen. Josh Hawley, a Pentagon official refused to confirm or deny that report.
How Our Endless Wars Are Helping Bankrupt American Taxpayers
As long as the Pentagon is a sacred cow, the United States will never balance its budget. If our military stops being the world police, it can have all the ships and planes it needs to keep us and the troops safe.
10 Reasons I Like Donald Trump, From A Female, Former-Democrat Immigrant
Donald Trump is the perfect president to counter the D.C. swamp and the foreign policy blob.
When Trump Finally Gets Serious About Bringing U.S. Troops Home, Yemen’s A Good Place To Start
If Trump is serious about his call to change course on military intervention, he should actually bring troops home — and if he’s concerned about pushback, Yemen is the perfect place to start.
Trump On Syria: ‘I Think Lindsey [Graham] Would Like To Stay There For The Next 200 Years’
During a press conference, President Trump called out Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for opposing his plans to pull U.S. troops from Syria.
The Syria Crisis Highlights Precisely What’s Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy
The affair highlights the challenges facing an aging alliance that was built for a different strategic context, and the inadequacy of old foreign policy structures for a new world.
New Paper Highlights Why Trump Should Bring U.S. Troops Home From Afghanistan
Donald Trump remains the first president in 25 years to not have started a new war. As the U.S. nears a deal, he should take this opportunity to bring American troops home.
What Would It Look Like To Replace U.S. Foreign Intervention With Something Smarter?
A plucky new think tank takes the fight to the foreign policy ‘blob’ and promotes policies of retrenchment, realism, and restraint.
How Increasing Foreign Intervention Would Threaten Trump’s Re-election
Calls from hawks like John Bolton and others in the military for more intervention are bad for Trump’s reelection chances and even worse for the United States.
President Trump’s Concern For Foreign Casualties From An Iran Strike Demonstrated Strength And Empathy
When was the last time you heard a U.S. president express hesitancy and moral qualms about the loss of innocent lives through our military interventions? Probably never.

