Trump was seen as a presidential candidate who would possibly move towards a less interventionist foreign policy.
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That hope is gone. The insurgency that brought Trump to the top was defeated by a counter-insurgency campaign waged by the U. S. military. (Historically its first successful one).
The military has taken control of the White House process and it is now taking control of its policies.
It is schooling Trump on globalism and its “indispensable” role in it. Trump was insufficiently supportive of their desires and thus had to undergo reeducation:
When briefed on the diplomatic, military and intelligence posts, the new president would often cast doubt on the need for all the resources.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson organized the July 20 session to lay out the case for maintaining far-flung outposts – and to present it, using charts and maps, in a way the businessman-turned-politician would appreciate.
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Sep 20, 2017.
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