Bolton Adds Another Hardliner to the NSC

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Curt Mills explains who Fred Fleitz is and why it matters that he has been hired as John Bolton’s chief of staff on the National Security Council:But Fleitz’s hiring signals three developments clearly: Bolton’s...

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Stop Comparing North Korea to Libya

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Marc Thiessen has more awful advice for Trump on North Korea:Trump should make clear to both North Korea and China, absent an agreement, that sanctions will get tighter and military action is possible. And that means...

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Massacring Palestinians with Impunity

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Israeli forces have shot and killed at least three dozen unarmed Palestinians and wounded many hundreds more in the latest attack on Gaza protests:Gaza’s Health Ministry says the number of Palestinians killed by...

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A Saudi Assassination and the War on Yemen

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Nicholas Niarchos comments on the recent assassination of a top Houthi leader by a Saudi coalition airstrike:On Twitter, members of the Saudi royal family celebrated Sammad’s killing and touted it as a success for the...

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The Bogus ‘Credibility’ Argument Returns

Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Trump reportedly deferred to Mattis’ advice and ordered a smaller attack on Syria than he and Bolton had originally wanted:President Donald Trump deferred to his Pentagon chief’s caution and tempered his...

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