Trump's New Approach to the Middle East
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By Will Ruger
June 06, 2019
President Trump has so far prudently avoided what his three post-Cold War era predecessors couldn’t – starting a new war that is unnecessary for American safety and security. But continued “maximum pressure†could ultimately lead the United States into the very type of endless war in the Middle East that the president has rightly criticized in the past. Those who are worried that we could end up in another shooting war in the region are no latter-day Chicken Littles. The threat of an imprudent conflict with Iran is real.
Of course, even the most committed Iran hawks in the Trump administration who are pushing for an antagonistic stance claim they want a peaceful change in relations, not a military overthrow of the current regime. Unfortunately, the actions of those same individuals are setting the conditions that could lead us into war.
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