The Peace Candidate
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I’m guessing this is one intervention by the Deep State the anti-anti Trump “left” won’t be complaining about:
In Washington, Bolton and Pompeo have hinted at the possibility of direct US military intervention to tip the scales to oust Maduro, but have so far been restrained by the Pentagon. The Washington Post reported a confrontation in the White House, between Bolton’s hawks and the vice-chairman of the chiefs of staff, Paul Selva.
As Selva made the case against any risky US escalation, he was repeatedly interrupted by Bolton aides demanding military options, until the normally mild-mannered air force general slammed his hand on the table, and the meeting was adjourned early.
Fulton Armstrong, a former CIA expert on Latin America now at American University said he was concerned that the generals could not hold out indefinitely against the calls for action.
Armstrong said: “These [Trump administration] guys are so desperate for a win – and with so much testosterone in their veins, I am really worried they are going to do something really stupid.”
Nor is the fact that Trump’s political appointees are warmongering fanatics something that wasn’t foreseeable in 2016. It’s just that some people who really hate Clinton were willing to seize on any gibberish from Trump that would justify risking throwing the election to him:
This was obvious in 2016, and anyone who is surprised ought to have their punditry license revoked. https://t.co/tb6SfkDHFK https://t.co/ZxP1hy272R— Charles Я. Davis (@charliearchy) May 3, 2019
In conclusion, the non-interventionist mindset is a land of contrasts.
…when you have become literally impossible to parody:
The parodied has become the parody pic.twitter.com/h8VTD5pHeF— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) May 3, 2019