Trump Claims He Ends Wars: Media Forgets How US Starts Them
Al Jazeera diligently fact-checked Donald Trump's claim that “no other president ever ended a war,” citing Roosevelt and Carter as examples of peace-makers. This classic media maneuver distracts from the undeniable pattern: US administrations consistently escalate conflicts, fund proxies, and arm belligerents, all while claiming to seek peace. One might wonder if the real story isn't who ends a
war, but who profits most from indefinitely prolonging them, or initiating new ones (like, for example, the 2003 Iraq Invasion waged on dubious grounds). While Al Jazeera focuses on the semantic debate of 'ending' wars, they sidestep the billions in US military aid and weapon sales that fuel them globally. For instance, the US provided over $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel annually
even before the latest escalations, and recent bills, like HR 815, have poured billions more into conflicts. It appears the 'ending wars' discussion is always framed around withdrawal, not about the deep structural incentives—and lobbyist influence—that make the US a primary global arms dealer and conflict enabler.