Donald Trump at Wrestlemania XXIII
Just as Reagan Learned to Love Big Government
Many promoters of peace, while not necessarily supporting him, do hope that a Donald Trump presidency would curb or maybe even end the hyper-active militancy of the American empire. They see glimmers of promise in Trump's foreign policy statements.
For example, while his Republican rivals vie with each other over who will most antagonize nuclear Russia, Trump talks about getting along with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Trump also veers off the GOP script when he characterizes the wars in Iraq and Libya as "yuge" mistakes (if not monumental crimes).
"Wouldn't it be nice if we could get along with the rest of the world?" he recently asked. Trump often sounds like an non-interventionist, and many hope he will govern like one too.
Of course it's all just campaign talk, which is never to be trusted. However, some of the cautiously hopeful seem to suspend skepticism in this case on the grounds that, unlike most peace-talking candidates, Trump is genuinely "anti-establishment," and so is more likely to chart an independent course as commander-in-chief.
Comment: As if bombing Syria isn't enough, Lavrov has claimed Turkey's begun sending troops into Syria, committing themselves to a de facto invasion of the country. This is occurring as Russia, along with the Syrian Army, are making rapid progress towards ISIS' capital. Perhaps Erdogan's just feeling the heat as his dreams of toppling Assad fall apart, or perhaps Washington is using him for their own nefarious goals. Further reading: