Great article. I knew about his hawkish stance in "Time to Get Tough," but I didn't realise it went all the way back to the 80s. I have seen people debating recently whether Trump betrayed his supposed anti-war campaign promises by launching this war, or whether he is simply following through on his promises. Interestingly, both positions are actually correct: he did campaign in 2016 as an anti-interventionist candidate, and he did criticise Obama repeatedly before that for his hawkishness, but that anti-intervention posturing was itself actually the deception, and an anomaly in his otherwise consistently aggressive stance towards Iran.
Also, his critiques were more focused on the method of execution of these conflicts and the fact they were never-ending wars, as opposed to opposing these wars because they're jewish projects through and through that never advanced any American interest.
Plus his multi-decade connections to American jewry made him the perfect asset for an Iran War, something generic neoliberal and neocon hawks didn't pursue in previous administration.
Trumpism should be viewed as a multi-decade long con on the American public. Time to move on.
Every American president has blood on their hands over various wars, executions, training of various terrorist groups. Every Iranian Ihave seen speak out is on Trumps side. I believe Trumps idea is to bring global peace and I for one trust he is on the path to do just that.
Great article. I knew about his hawkish stance in "Time to Get Tough," but I didn't realise it went all the way back to the 80s. I have seen people debating recently whether Trump betrayed his supposed anti-war campaign promises by launching this war, or whether he is simply following through on his promises. Interestingly, both positions are actually correct: he did campaign in 2016 as an anti-interventionist candidate, and he did criticise Obama repeatedly before that for his hawkishness, but that anti-intervention posturing was itself actually the deception, and an anomaly in his otherwise consistently aggressive stance towards Iran.
Classic bait-and-switch.
Also, his critiques were more focused on the method of execution of these conflicts and the fact they were never-ending wars, as opposed to opposing these wars because they're jewish projects through and through that never advanced any American interest.
Plus his multi-decade connections to American jewry made him the perfect asset for an Iran War, something generic neoliberal and neocon hawks didn't pursue in previous administration.
Trumpism should be viewed as a multi-decade long con on the American public. Time to move on.
Every American president has blood on their hands over various wars, executions, training of various terrorist groups. Every Iranian Ihave seen speak out is on Trumps side. I believe Trumps idea is to bring global peace and I for one trust he is on the path to do just that.