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War, War, War See other War, War, War Articles Title: An Anti-Interventionist Trump Agenda? An Anti-Interventionist Trump Agenda? by Stephen Lendman Will Trump follow through responsibly on what he told supporters in Fayetteville, NC, saying: We seek harmony and good will among the nations of the world, and we believe that respect for mutual sovereignty helps form the basis of trust and understanding. But we don't want people taking advantage of us anymore
We don't want that
We want to be the smart people. We don't want to be what we've been over the last long period of time. We build up our military not as an act of aggression, but as an act of prevention. We pursue and build up arms not in order to seek conflict, but in order to avoid conflict. We want to be strong. In short, we seek peace through strength. His remarks sent mixed messages. On the one hand, suggesting an anti-interventionist agenda. On the other, wanting greater US military strength at a time Americas only enemies are ones it invents to keep waging endless wars of aggression. Saying (w)e will stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with sends a positive message, adding: Instead, our focus must be on defeating terrorism and destroying ISIS, and we will. He may want more than hes able to deliver, prioritizing guns and butter, saying hell spend greater amounts on Americas military while fixing its neglected infrastructure. We dont want to have a depleted military because were all over the place fighting in areas that we shouldnt be fighting in, he said. Its not going to be depleted any longer, while adding US policy of intervention and chaos must end. How he didnt explain. Americas empire of bases operates globally in scores of countries, its military footprint and imperial agenda the greatest threat to world peace, stability and security. To what extent, if any, Trump intends diverging from longstanding policy is unclear. Hes under enormous pressure to continue dirty business as usual. Is he strong-willed enough to go his own way? Will he end regime change practices, as pledged, or continue them? Fighting terrorism first of all requires cutting off all support - by America and its allies. Without it, ISIS and other groups cant exist. Their guns, tanks, artillery, missiles and other weapons dont materialize out of thin air. Theyre supplied by Washington, NATO, Israel and other rogue Middle East states - along with training and direction on their use. Most often, political promises are breached once candidates take office. Obama broke every major one he made, his tenure reflecting deplorable rogue governance. Will things be different under Trump? Judge him on his actions once inaugurated, not by his rhetorical pledges. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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