The Digger

Excerpt: " But, third, something larger than even anti-Trumpism plays a major role in condemnations of the president’s withdrawal decisions: imperial thinking about America’s rightful role in the world. Euphemisms abound, but, if not an entreaty to American empire, what else could the  New York Times ’ David  Sanger  mean when he writes of a  “world order that the United States has led for the 73 years since World War II,”  and complains that Trump is reducing  “the global footprint needed to keep that order together” ? Or when President Obama’s national-security adviser Susan Rice  bemoans  Trump’s failures in  “preserving American global leadership,”  which a  Times  lead editorial insists is an  “ imperative ” ? Or when General James Mattis in his  letter  of resignation   echoes President Bill Clinton’s secretary of state Madeline Albright—and Obama himself—in asserting that  “t...

"Trump decided that to prevent Turkey from leaving NATO, and from joining a deeper alliance with Russia, China and Iran, was more important than to further fool around at the margins of the Middle East. It is the right decision." ••• Dunno why but I suspect ancient war criminal Henry might have had something to do with Trump's steadfastness in the face of all his mad-cap neocon advisors. Link:   MoA - Why Trump Decided To Remove U.S. Troops From Syria followed by:   MoA - First Fallout Of Trump's Decision To Withdraw From Syria