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Administration Russia Sanctions Flip-Flop, Chicago Tribune Opinion, Chicago Tribune White House Scared of Putin, Raid Syrian Bombing Raid, Russian Sanctions Cancelled, US Syria Policy
Fact-Checking Lies, Foreign Policy, Smackdowns
“Is Trump scared of Putin?” The Chicago Tribune accuses Trump of acting against the strong preference of Americans – Republican and Democrat – when it comes to Putin. The Chicago Tribune published a rebuke of Trump’s handling of Russia in an article titled: “Is Trump Scared of Putin?” Trump finds himself on the hot seat […]
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Foreign Policy, Hawkish War Supporters, Iraq War, John Bolton, National Security, State Department Intelligence Unit, Syrian Government, The Politics of War, War Hawks
Biographies, Foreign Policy, War, War and Peace
“John Bolton is known for anger issues, verbal abuse, hating the UN, and helping President Bush invade Iraq — now he’s in charge of our national security.” ~ NowThis News Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton took over as Trump’s National Security advisor on April 9th. As Time reported, that makes him “the third person to […]
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Canadian Trade Surplus, Justin Trudeau, NAFTA, North American Trade Agreement, U.S. Allies, U.S. Troops South Korea, United States Trade Representative, World Trade Organization, WTO
Economics, Foreign Policy, Foreign Trade, Speeches, Weird News
Trump is consistent if nothing else, telling the same lie over and over again about Canada. March 2018, Trump lashed out at NAFTA, the World Trade Organization, U.S. allies, global economies, threatened to pull troops out of South Korea, and boasted about lying to Justin Trudeau during a speech before a group of Republican donors. […]
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Ending the Korean War, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-un plays the White House, Korean Peace Talks, Korean Peninsula
Controversy, Foreign Policy
If Trump actually meets with Kim Jong-Un later this spring, it will become one of the most remarkable and unexpected pieces of political theater in diplomatic history – but little does Trump know that he has just been played. While it’s hard to ever know what is on someone’s mind, a quick review of known […]
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Kim Jung-un, North Korea Negotiations, North Korea Policy Dispute, North Korea War, Nuclear Proliferation by North Korea, Nuclear Threat, Nuclear War, White House saber-rattling
Defense, Foreign Policy, Homeland Security, War
Trump is showing a real willingness to gamble with the lives of millions as his saber-rattling with North Korea extends beyond his Twitter account. The Diplomat reported over the weekend that: “While the world watched the two Koreas walk together at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, there was one person […]