Tag: Donald Trump
Donald Trump, War and the Shape of Chaos
“And we are here as on a darkling plain, Swept by confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where ignorant armies clash by night”. -Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach
With the evident expansion of Trump-induced instabilities around the world...
The Pittsburgh shooting should still be off-limits to partisans
It was a crime that shocked American Jewry to its core. The murder of 11 worshippers during Shabbat-morning services at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018 by a white-supremacist shooter...
Pompeo: Trump ‘fully prepared’ to use military action against Turkey
Although the administration prefers “peace to war,” U.S. President Donald Trump is “fully prepared” to authorize military action against Turkey, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
In an interview with CNBC’s Wilfred...
When Democracy Becomes the Problem: Why So Many Millions Still Support Donald Trump
“Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls?” -Honoré de Balzac
For understanding the context of social life, Honoré de Balzac was a master. Minutely analytic in his scrutiny of...
Turkey agrees to temporary ceasefire in Syria
Turkey agreed on Thursday to a temporary ceasefire in northern Syria, where it has moved its forces in against the Kurds, who are still reeling from what they say is a betrayal by the...
Trump’s ‘impulsive’ decision to leave Syria undermines Israel’s interests, according to experts
The abrupt decision by U.S. President Donald Trump last week to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria has led to a major foreign-policy crisis in the region and worldwide.
Equally as important are the changing roles...
Trump on the Kurds in Syria: ‘They’re no angels’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria even as criticism points to the United States having betrayed its Kurdish allies in the region.
In talking about...
Un-Donstitutional
A year ago Donald Trump praised the Kurds for helping the United States defeat ISIS, but now he wonders why they didn’t fight alongside the Allies on D-Day. Come to think of it, they...
Trump demands Turkey halt Syria incursion, authorizes new sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Turkey to immediately halt its offensive in northern Syria and authorized new sanctions against the NATO member state. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States...
The Americans, the Kurds, the war
Two days after announcing the betrayal of America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump decided to belittle them for good measure. “Now the Kurds are fighting for their land,” Trump told reporters...