Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Worst foreign policy speech ever?


Trump's speech last night made no sense whatsoever. He escalated the Afghan war without offering a clue as to why he's doing it, how he'll do it or how long it will last. He hinted he's done even talking about it. He called Pakistan a valued partner; then bashed them for providing 'safe havens' for terrorists, irrespective of fact Pakistan has no real control over tribal areas where America's imagined bad guys are hiding. Trump revered every sensible instinct he uttered during the campaign hinting he'd pull out of Afghanistan if elected. Trump apologized for that bit of sanity stating he likes to follow his instincts but determined “decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office.” The difference is he became prisoner of the military hawks and neocon advisers who disabused him of any withdrawal notions. If Trump could he'd simply had over $10 billion a year to war privateer Erik Prince and privatize the entire criminal venture. Monday's twisted, bizarre Afghan escalation makes it six out of seven, following expansion of crazed wars in Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen and Libya. And Pakistan is now on notice they'll be number seven to experience Trump's firepower if they don't cave to Trump's righteousness. Trump brayed "We are not nation-building, we're killing terrorists" oblivious that he's striking terror in the hearts of every peace loving person on earth.

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