Posted on 11/08/2025 7:57:41 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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Trump does not have a core ideology. Just going by his gut. And it works.
BRidiculous. We shouldn’t be the world’s policeman, but when you are the biggest gorilla in the room, you have to take action at times in your country’s best interests, or you will be replaced.
What is wrong with Israel defending its self.
The other thing is that Trump will pursue these foreign objectives, but I believe he draws the line with "boots on the ground."
He's put that tool away, but has sharpened the other tools in the American foreign policy tool kit.
It certainly wasn't during a Trump administration.(It was Biden's just so you know)
As Kissinger noted about the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the USA was left as “the only 911 number left to call”.
The publication above is run by the Nixon Center and Henry Kissinger, the Grand Neoconnest of them all - was its former chairman.
And no Israel does not defend itself alone. It relies on American aid.
The divisions arise among conservatives because even in states like Texas, leaders are more concerned with Israel or overseas matters in general, than with what’s going on in their own states…like crumbling infrastructure and the need to be prepared for floods and natural disasters. Remember that?
After ten years of railing against unnecessary foreign war and neocon and globalist foreign policy, Trump's foreign policy is on the verge of morphing into George W. Bush's.
It's may be biggest reason Republicans got their asses handed to them on Tuesday.
Trump must not go to war in way in Venezuela, needs to stop obsessing over anything going on in the middle east and needs to pull us out of any involvement in the war in Ukraine.
If not, Republicans will lose the House and, maybe, the Senate, too, next year.
True
National Interest?
Never heard of them
He wants Bagram Airbase back to deter Chinese ambitions. That's not neoconservatism; it's a Cold War philosophy.
Really Greg Abbott is more concerned more about Israel, than Texas?
Keep on smoking what you and Tucker are, but keep that smoke away from me.
“I don’t know if you know this or not, but as swampy as D.C. — we’re about just as swampy in Austin, Texas as well.”
- Rep. Nate Schatzline (R-Fort Worth)
Texas State Rep. Steve Toth Launches Primary Challenge to Congressman Dan Crenshaw
https://thetexan.news/elections/2026/texas-state-rep-steve-toth-launches-primary-challenge-to-congressman-dan-crenshaw/article_27186ccf-2d08-4fc6-ad54-2e3dc9b21f6c.html
Bush Jr. may have believed in the idealistic pretexts, but hardheaded Cheney was a lot more concerned with power and bulldozing anything that stood in his way or in the way of American primacy in the world.
Trump did take a turn in their direction after being elected. Bush also turned. When he ran for president, Bush talked about a “more modest” foreign policy that would reject “nation-building,” but once he and Cheney had their hands on the tools and toys (and after 911) he went into intervention and nation-building with a vengeance.
Trump recognizes that we can’t be the world’s hegemon and that we have to deal with rival and opposing powers, but when you’re president of the United States it’s hard not to use the tools you have at hand, so it’s possible he’ll follow past presidents in going too far.
“leaders are more concerned with Israel or overseas matters in general, than with what’s going on in their own states…like crumbling infrastructure and the need to be prepared for floods and natural disasters. Remember that?”
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Thank you for pointing this out. So much to do right here at home. Infrastructure modernization is right up near the top. Tons of work to do in this area. A country cannot be great without having a reliable and secure foundation of electrical grids, safe bridges, a great road system, and even clean waterways and environmental protections. America First should absolutely be the #1 priority.
DJT had these scoundrels boxed in last time around, not so much this time. My $$ is still on him. He has too much common sense to follow the warpigs into a blind corner.
I think reducing this to a “which ideology is winning” type argument misses with Donald Trump. He isn’t an ideologue. Rather, I think that the ideologues are using every move by the President as a proxy move on their chess board.
Trump did X today- he’s a neocon. Trump did Y, he’s rejecting the neocons.
To me it is a much simpler formula.
What did he run on? Those issues are important to the coalition who voted for him. Is he giving those issues enough attention and getting results?
I think spending time on peace deals and trade pacts isn’t helping. As JD said, he needs to come home. He needs to laser on showing his trad deals are moving actual dirt to build actual manufacturing or whatever that will create jobs. He needs to laser on reducing costs. Home, home, home.
Hard to sell America First when you are signing peace deals. Baris is correct, some of that working class dem part of the coalition came back home to D in this last election.
Governor Abbott Travels To Israel, Reaffirms Unwavering Support
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-travels-to-israel-reaffirms-unwavering-support
Senator Ted Cruz, in Israel, calls on Biden to deliver more weapons to the country
https://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-israel-calls-on-biden-deliver-weapons-to-country-2021-5
Crenshaw Is Now In Ukraine And Says He Won’t Speak At NRA Meeting After All
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/crenshaw-cancels-nra-convention-houston
“I don’t know if you know this or not, but as swampy as D.C. — we’re about just as swampy in Austin, Texas as well.”
- Rep. Nate Schatzline (R-Fort Worth)
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