Venezuela and Our Regime Change Addiction

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Associated Press reports on Bolton’s efforts to undo the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria: Noah Feldman helpfully rips off the fig leaf that the Trump administration and other governments are using...

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How ‘President Bolton’ Gets His Way

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Associated Press reports on Bolton’s efforts to undo the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria:According to seven administration officials, Bolton’s influence was central to the...

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Bolton’s Eagerness to Attack Iran

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal reports on Bolton’s eagerness to attack Iran last year:President Trump’s National Security Council asked the Pentagon to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran last...

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Bolton Won’t Give Up on Illegal War in Syria

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Bolton is not giving up on keeping our illegal war in Syria going one way or another:Some U.S. troops could remain in southern Syria for an undetermined amount of time even as American forces withdraw in coming months...

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Mattis’ Yemen Legacy

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Micah Zenko takes a closer look at Mattis’ tenure as Secretary of Defense and finds lots to criticize:In October and December, Mattis claimed that the United States was providing in-air refueling to the Saudi-led...

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The Cruelty of Sanctions

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Los Angeles Times reports on the harm that sanctions on Syria do to civilians there:The result, said Damascus-based businessman Naji Adeeb, is that legitimate business owners are being punished while close...

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Withdrawal from Syria? Don’t Bet On It

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal and other outlets are reporting that the U.S. is preparing to withdraw its forces from Syria:The U.S. military is preparing to withdraw its forces from Syria, people familiar with the matter said...

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