Trump’s Aid Block Fuels Doubts on US NATO Defense
Trump has blocked new U.S. aid for Ukraine, and hasn’t condemned Putin’s recent missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian civilians — and now on an apartment building in Romania. He doesn’t even call out Putin for helping Iran target U.S. forces. How could anyone have any confidence that, if Russia were to start a war with NATO, the U.S. would come to its defense? https://t.co/l60XzOQSig
Trump's Iran War Tactics Undermine US Gulf and European Alliances
With his conduct of the Iran war, Trump is lighting on fire US alliances in the Persian Gulf and Europe. Speaking on MS NOW. https://t.co/xrxgf5Rrgs
China Sees a Violent, Declining U.S. Hegemony
35-year CIA veteran: “The Chinese have a very dark portrait of the United States as a global hegemon that’s declining in power and becoming more violent as it tries to cling to its primacy.” https://t.co/k0BBoVA8G8
Post‑Trump Iran Becomes Greater Threat to People, Region
This is not a kinder, gentler Iranian regime. The Iran that is emerging from Trump’s war is a bigger threat than ever to its own people and to the region. Speaking on MS NOW. https://t.co/h5cbTjE77j
Accountability Still Elusive After Recent Boat Strikes
I wrote a Substack followup to my Washington Post column on the boat strikes: "Will there ever be accountability for the boat strikes?" https://t.co/vIWSqY3hBn
Trump-Appointed Generals Risk Further Illegal Military Actions
It is disturbing to see the U.S. military continuing to carry out orders that outside experts (if not the administration's own lawyers) say are blatantly unlawful. If Trump’s hand-picked generals are willing to act so egregiously this instance, what else...