Originally appeared on The American Conservative.If Bolton gets his way, New START is not long for this world:At the same time, the administration has signaled in recent days that it plans to let the New Start treaty, negotiated by Barack Obama, expire in February...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Pompeo has just proven once again that there is nothing the Trump administration won’t do to cover for Saudi Arabia as it prosecutes the atrocious U.S.-backed war on Yemen:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Iran hawks are always saying that they don’t want war with Iran, but somehow they always end up advocating for attacking Iran. Bret Stephens did that again yesterday:Nobody wants a war with Iran. But not wanting a...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The New York Times reports that Trump’s bogus arms sales “emergency” is even more of a giveaway to Saudi Arabia than we suspected:When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Timecalls attention to one of Mike Pompeo’s many lies:Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim that Iran and Al Qaeda are collaborating is at best an exaggeration that is not supported by any available...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Bruce Riedel reports that the Saudi government is agitating for a U.S. attack on Iran, and the crown prince is the leading supporter of a new war:Saudi Arabia is eager for the United States to take military action...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal reports some unsubstantiated speculation coming from a single anonymous administration official about alleged sabotage of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf:An initial U.S. assessment indicated Iran...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Trump is grousing that regime change in Venezuela is harder than his ideological advisers promised him:President Trump is questioning his administration’s aggressive strategy in Venezuela following the failure of...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Paul Pillar puts John Bolton’s latest fear-mongering on Iran in context:National Security Advisor John Bolton, aided by his comrade-in-arms Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is doing everything possible to instigate...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Pompeo once again defended the indefensible war on Yemen and U.S. support for it in typical dishonest fashion:Airplanes flying through King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh are at risk, and the United States has...
