Trump's Middle East Policy: Shifting From 'America First' To 'America Omnipresent'...

[Dschrute3]

Good piece by Andrei Akulov of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.

President Trump says he has no plans to enter Syria, despite ordering airstrikes on a Syrian military base last week. "We’re not going into Syria", Trump told Maria Bartiromo during an exclusive interview on FOX Business. "But when I see people using horrible, horrible chemical weapons… and see these beautiful kids that are dead in their father's arms, or you see kids gasping for life… when you see that, I immediately called General Mattis."

So, the attack against Syria was an impulsive decision and there is no strategy (not yet) and no longstanding plans! At least, that's what we are told. Sounds plausible but there is each and every reason to take this affirmation with a grain of salt. Here is why.

The United States has already entered Syria. Its military is there right now. The US Air Force has recently expanded an air base in northern Syria. The base is near Kobani, which is about 90 miles north of Raqqa, the last urban stronghold for the Islamic State (IS)...

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Trump’s Middle East Policy: Shifting ‘America First’ to ‘America Omnipresent’

 

[B. Kidd]

Trump has no known mid-east policy or far-east policy. That's what keeps the mid-east and far-east akilter. And, that's a good thing! Trump did put everyone on notice that he wouldn't tip his mitt when it came to military action before elected, so it shouldn't be a surprise or anything!

 

[heil hitler]

We are in Syria as the OP suggests. One cannot state that they are not going into a place while currently running operations there. That is a silly and patently untrue statement.