#foreign-policy

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Thousands show up again on Saturday to protest Trump in Ohio

Protesters dressed as characters in “The Handmaid’s Tale,“ a dystopian novel about life under a tota...

Thousands show up again on Saturday to protest Trump in Ohio

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Trump and His National Security Team Aren’t Even Talking to Each Other

That's extremely dangerous.

When it comes to foreign policy, there is no such thing as “the Trump administration.” There is only President Donald Trump, jabbering random wishes or pronouncements at campaign rallies or on Twitter, and his array of advisers scrambling to make sense of the maelstrom.

Hence the spectacle on Oct. 7 when national security adviser Robert O’Brien told an audience in Las Vegas that U.S. troops in Afghanistan would be cut to 2,500 by the beginning of next year—followed, just hours later, by Trump tweeting that all the troops should be home by Christmas—followed four days later by Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, telling NPR that he hadn’t endorsed either decision and that the military was still operating on the assumption that troops would be cut to 4,500.

Legitimate arguments could be made for any one of those options. The thing is, the U.S. government should decide on one before its various leaders blurt out all three in public.

[wilwheaton]

While everyone’s focused on Ukraine, Trump is selling out to Turkey.

Trump accepts Turkish political violence in the United States. On May 16, 2017, Trump welcomed Erdogan to the White House. Afterward, as Erdogan watched from a car outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence, his bodyguards broke through an American police cordon and assaulted protesters. Video showed Erdogan conferring with his head of security just before the attack. Congress and the State Department denounced it, and a grand jury indicted 15 Turkish officers. But Trump said nothing. In private, he consoled Erdogan over the indictments, which were later dropped.

As Turkey murders our Kurdish allies with Trump’s approval, do not forget that Edrogan’s thugs attacked and beat AMERICAN CITIZENS IN AMERICA and got away with it. Oh, and then Trump sided with Erdogan and his thugs against Americans.

Trump belongs in prison for multiple crimes.

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Trump Had Less of an Impact on the World Than You Might Think

His foreign policy was disruptive—but also largely ineffective.

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The U.S. Is a Rogue State

The Trump administration abandoned our allies. Now they’re abandoning us.

[rwatimes]

Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.

➤ Syrian billionaires, the Khayyat brothers, leveraged the Trump name and potential Trump family business deals to influence U.S. foreign policy, specifically advocating for the permanent lifting of sanctions on Syria. ➤ Their lobbying efforts, which included proposing a Trump-branded golf course in Syria and engaging with key lawmakers, coincided with ongoing discussions about real estate partnerships involving Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. ➤ Ultimately, the sanctions were repealed, enabling significant redevelopment projects in Syria, while the Khayyats also became partners in a multibillion-dollar resort project with the Kushners in Albania.

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Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.

➤ Syrian billionaires, the Khayyat brothers, leveraged the Trump name and potential deals with the Trump family to influence U.S. foreign policy, specifically seeking the permanent lifting of sanctions on Syria. ➤ Their lobbying efforts, which included proposing a Trump-branded golf course in Syria and negotiating a real estate partnership with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, coincided with legislative action to repeal sanctions, despite concerns from some lawmakers. ➤ The article highlights a pattern of blurring personal business interests with diplomatic and policy decisions in Washington, particularly during Trump's second term, raising questions about ethical conduct and the influence of private capital on foreign policy.

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US Senate again refuses to limit Trump’s war in Iran

U.S. Senate Republicans and one Democrat blocked another War Powers Resolution Wednesday night to stop President Donald Trump from further military action in Iran without authorization from Con...

US Senate again refuses to limit Trump’s war in Iran