Trump Suggests More War? Americans Shocked, Shocked!
Newsweek highlights Donald Trump's contemplation of expanding US military operations to more countries. While presented as a novel threat, it ignores a long, bipartisan tradition of kinetic 'solutions' to complex geopolitical problems. This isn't a uniquely Trumpian brand of hubris; the US has been a global military aggressor for decades, from CIA-backed coups in Latin America to the current
indiscriminate bombing campaigns. One might wonder if the concern is about the act itself, or just who is articulating it. The US 'War on Drugs' has, for decades, provided cover for military intervention and destabilization across Latin America, long before Trump made his colorful remarks. It's almost as if the 'threat' is that he might articulate the quiet part out loud, rather than the US
actually expanding its military footprint—which it consistently does, albeit often with more polite rhetoric.