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  • The Fundamental Question Is: Why Is America Still In The Middle East?

    01/06/2020 7:11:15 AM PST · by Kaslin · 64 replies
    The Federalist ^ | January 6, 2020 | Willis L. Krumholz
    D.C.’s hysteria is dangerous. The strike wasn’t necessarily wrong, but the president must tread carefully. Too much of D.C. wants him not to. D.C. is all worked up over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top military operator. Democrats, driven by anti-Trump madness, have taken to eulogizing Soleimani. That’s insane. Meanwhile, D.C. Republicans are ecstatic about the killing.Soleimani certainly deserved it. During the heyday of the Shiite uprising in Iraq, his forces were responsible for bombs that killed countless American servicemembers. It’s good that he is dead.Soleimani was hit because Iranian proxies were behind recent attacks in Iraq, including...
  • No, Combat Troops In The Middle East Don’t Counter China’s Rise

    01/02/2020 1:26:32 PM PST · by Kaslin · 13 replies
    The Federalist ^ | January 2, 2020 | Daniel L. Davis
    Chinese activity beyond its borders does not inherently threaten America. The twin narratives of Trump ‘abandoning’ the Middle East and any Chinese presence as a threat to America are false. While his critics claim the president “eyes the exits” from the Middle East, they excoriate him for “abdicating a strong U.S. role” in the region, which some claim is enabling China’s rise. This common characterization of Trump’s foreign policy may be worrisome, but it is also demonstrably wrong.Far from eyeing the exits, Trump continues a concerning trend of deepening U.S. military involvement in the Middle East. As important, Chinese activity...