Trump Suddenly Discovers Regime Change Is Hard

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...

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Bolton Keeps Trying to Provoke a War

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...

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Pompeo’s Risible Yemen Lies

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...

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The Nuclear Deal Saboteurs Aren’t Finished Yet

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.CNN reports that Trump may decide to cancel more sanctions waivers, and this time they affect ongoing work to implement provisions of the nuclear deal:President Donald Trump and his advisers are considering revoking...

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Trump’s Sanctions Kill Iranian Reforms

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Rohollah Faghihi reports on the damage that Trump administration decisions have done to the political fortunes of Iranian moderates and reformists and their agenda. One of the practical effects of designating the IRGC...

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Trump’s Failing Venezuela Policy

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Venezuelan military has not budged from its support for Maduro:Underpaid, underfed and humiliated by the autocratic turn their once-rich and democratic country had taken, the armed forces were the linchpin of the...

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The Iran Hawks’ Creepy Embrace of the MEK

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resumes his discrediting advocacy for the Mujahideen-e Khalq:Which is why I include myself among an incredible cadre of men and women from across every spectrum of life and...

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Saudi Coalition Airstrikes Kill 11 Yemeni Girls

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Saudi coalition planes bombed the area next to a girls’ school in Sanaa earlier today, killing at least 11 and injuring dozens more:At least eleven schoolgirls have been killed by an explosion at a warehouse in...

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