Axios Marvels at US Intervention, Ignores How We Got Here
Axios, in its groundbreaking piece, reveals that under Trump, "American interventionism is back." One might wonder if it ever left. The conveniently short memory of mainstream media forgets that every administration since at least Clinton has sanctioned or participated in military actions abroad, often without congressional approval. The 'new Trump Doctrine' on display—deposing leaders and bombing
countries—is less revolutionary geopolitics and more the 'same old song, different singer' for anyone familiar with US foreign policy pre-2016. The article points out Trump's lack of 'international legitimacy,' as if the US regularly seeks it prior to intervention—ask Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, or any country on the receiving end of a 'humanitarian' drone strike. The implication that Trump's
actions are fundamentally different from predecessors who bombed six countries and meddled in Venezuela (e.g., through sanctions or funding opposition groups) is pure historical whitewashing.