The president is variable, disorderly and easily swayed – making it easy for militarists.
In the 2016 and 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump is cynically but effectively adopted a candidate mantle anti -waraccusing him of competitors of dangerous commitment to war policy, which are changing the regime that threatened to take into a new era of wars and possibly World War II. In October 2024, he specifically rejected the idea of changing the regime in Iran, saying“We can’t completely get involved in all this. We can’t run ourselves, let’s see.” In his introductory appeal in January Trump promise To be a “peacekeeper” who “stopped all the wars and brings a new spirit of unity into the world that was evil, cruel and completely unpredictable.” In a major appeal to foreign policy in Saudi Arabia in May Trump repeated His often re -criticism of “Western interventional (sic)” and “non -cans” who tried to remake the Middle East into the image of America.
As I repeatedly times arguedWhile Trump’s words are a welcoming refusal of Habris a two -party foreign policy elite, Trump’s record is not enough to show that he knows how to redirect US foreign policy in a more peaceful direction. Quite the opposite: Trump’s own restrictions as a leader – his weakness, lack of deep obligations and the desire to place different factions in his political coalition – make it easy prey for militarists who want to push for new conflicts. The current outbreak of hostilities against Iran, initiated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is a clear thing.
Trump gave the green light Before Israel’s attack on Iran, which started on Friday. These attacks have led to open salivation from the Netanyahu and Leading Republicans Congress For example, Ted Cruz in the prospect of changing the regime in Iran. They thwarted as they intended to make, the constant push of Trump to the nuclear transaction with Iran. They also threaten the US to escalate the War in the Middle East – what Trump has repeatedly promises to avoid.
Why did Trump gave the story of a policy that clearly undermines his stated goal of being a peacekeeper in the Middle East and to provide a new nuclear deal with Iran? The truth is that Trump’s commitment to foreign policy has always been disturbed by contradictory impulses. Trump wants him to be seen as a deal, but he also wants him to be seen as a tough guy. While he overcame the neo -conservative faction to become a republican carrier, foreign shelves donated More than $ 100 million for Trump. During his first term Trump repeatedly postponed aside your own anti -immeraristic positions In order to accept the hawk advisers who advocated open competition with China, giving up Iran’s nuclear transaction signed by Barack Obama, keeping troops in Syria, great military expenses and armed Ukraine against Russia.
Trump has a weak character, easily staggering with the pressure of powerful strength. This can be seen in his trade policy (where the stock market loads have led to rapid policy shifts) as well as in the war of Russia/Ukraine. Trump’s Ficlets have led to increasing popularity with the phrase tacos (“Trump is always chickens”).
In the characteristic part of the wrong direction, the minority leader in the Senate Chuck Sumer, who is the pro -Israeli hawk, used a smear to say that Trump would be too soft in Iran. June 2 Shumer prevent that “Taco Trump” can be “complicated” for Iran, making side deals. It was exactly the opposite of what was actually going on. Precisely because the pro-Israeli lobby is so powerful-and because Trump likes to go the way of the least resistance-he was a simple sign for Netanyahu’s conviction.
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Netanyahu seems to have started the Trump’s case that the Israeli bombing is to create an incentive for Iran to sign a nuclear transaction. But this argument is caused by the Netanyahu’s own appetite to change the regime in Iran as well threats to Israeli politicians that they “slept” Tehran and “turn it into Beirut.” Next bombing will make only Iran more resistant to negotiations And indeed, it seems, makes the idea of acquiring nuclear weapons more popular in Iran. The fact that Israel killed The presenter of the Iranian arms negotiator Ali Shamhan also makes it clear that this war is designed for sabotage – it will not help them.
Curtis Mills, Executive Director American Conservativeconvincing show Israel’s war as a successful undermining Trump’s foreign policy:
It is just a marvelous Israel attempted at the leading nuclear negotiating participant in Khamenia. In recent weeks, Trump has posted a video of this man twice, and he emphasized Iran’s desire for the deal. Which is and was the key goal of the Trump administrator. Full humiliation – allies – presidential initiative. ERODIFICATION SANDER Trump can effectively provide transactions on immigration and trade worldwide, as well as cope with Russia. It turns out how it is at first Netanyahu. America first?
TITA Parsi, Vice President of the Quincy Institute, notes that Netanyahu is not satisfied with getting green light to attack Iran. While Israel made an impressive early strike, Iran is overloaded and launched by a counterattack. What was sold as a fast and light war threatens to become a trembling, especially since Israel does not stop the military on their own or significantly slow down Iran’s nuclear policy. That is why Netanyahu returns to his long -standing goal to force the US to fight Iran on behalf of Israel.
As Parsi writes:
Not surprisingly, Israeli officials and their allies in Washington – including groups such as the Democratic Defense Fund – began lobbying President Trump to bring the US into war and join them as a result of offensive blows. For Trump, this must be a serious decrease. Knowing about his unwillingness to run another Middle East The Netanyahu Government has scattered its approach when pressed Trump in early January: instead of calling the US to strike Iran directly, it is looking for green light for Israel. Thanks to the intensive lobbying campaign, Israel appears to have provided at least Trump’s silent approval for this company.
In just 24 hours in his choice of war with Iran, Israel has already returned to Washington, knocking at Trump’s door with new requirements. What began as “give us green light, and Israel will bomb Iran for America” quickly moved to “hurry, America and bomb Iran for Israel!”
So far, Trump has been withstanding the more flashing requirements of Netanyahu, such as the murder of Iran’s High leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While his negotiator’s position was undermined, he could still turn off his weapons in Israel and stop the catastrophic rush for a regional war. But, unfortunately, in Trump’s recording is little to show that he has the strength of the character to do so. In the end, taco Trump is always chickens, especially when he is being pressured by militarists who dominate Washington, Colombia and Israel.
