The non-interventionist mindset
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Of all the many suckers who wishcast their own policy preferences onto Trump with no basis, “Trump the peace man” types continue to be the biggest:
The U.S. military mobilization in the Caribbean: • 8 Navy warships • 10 stealth fighters • About 10,000 troops • New ammunition storage sites in Puerto Rico The goal, officials say privately, is to oust Maduro from power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u…
[image or embed]— Mike Baker (@mikebaker.bsky.social) Oct 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ok, but what about his solving the conflicts in the Middle East?
President Trump said on Thursday that if Hamas continued to kill people in Gaza, “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” a stark warning after Hamas fighters were captured on video in recent days executing members of rival groups in the Palestinian territory.
“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post.
The president later clarified that the U.S. military would not be the one to target Hamas in that scenario. “Somebody will go in,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “It’s not going to be us.”
Mr. Trump added that the bodies of hostages held by Hamas had been returned to Israel on Thursday. “They also said they’re going to behave,” he said. “We’re going to find out if they behave; if they behave good. If they don’t behave, we’ll take care of it.”
My advice is to avoid preemptive celebrations of Trump’s dealmaking if you don’t want to look silly.