Ron Paul on Escalation Everywhere: Will Trump’s Foreign Policy … – Antiwar.com (blog)

Across the globe, there is not a single hot spot where the Trump Administration is not escalating conflict. Drone strikes are up over 400 percent. Civilian deaths are skyrocketing in Iraq and Syria after stepped-up US bombardment. The Pentagon says it needs thousands more troops for Afghanistan and more military participation in the horrible war on Yemen. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in South Korea that all options are on the table with regards to North Korea, which suggests even a first-strike nuclear weapon is on the table. More artillery is being moved to Russias border. By increasing US military involvement in every single area of tension is the President working to make us safer, or are we one accident away from a major, possibly world, war? A survey of US military escalation in todays Ron Paul Liberty Report:

Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.

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