It’s often said that the Trump administration is ‘isolationist’. This is not true. In fact, we are now witnessing a dramatic escalation in the militarisation of US foreign policy in the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan. This has not been announced but it is happening, and much of it without consultation with Nato or other key allies, or any debate in Congress or the media.
A few weeks ago, US aircraft carried out over 30 air strikes against Islamic militants in Yemen — almost the same as the number carried out there all last year. In Iraq and Syria there have been many reports of civilian casualties in US raids. As many as 200 are thought to have been killed in air strikes on Mosul, although Iraqi authorities dispute that.
Andrew J. Bacevich, General Sir Richard Barrons and Heather Williams discuss Trump’s wars: Meanwhile, some 400 US troops are going to Syria to set up an artillery base to retake Raqqa.
Andrew J. Bacevich, General Sir Richard Barrons and Heather Williams discuss Trump’s wars: Meanwhile, some 400 US troops are going to Syria to set up an artillery base to retake Raqqa.
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