Trump's foreign policy

Before he was sworn in, Trump demanded Theresa May appoint his clownish crony, Nigel Farage, the British Ambassador to the court of clowns in DC. One might imagine Sir Kim Darroch, who had already been announced to be the new ambassador in August, 2015, wasn't amused.

George Washington's Continental Army "manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports."

By trying to isolate Russia and Iran, the US is only isolating itself.-by Reese ErlichMOSCOW --President Donald Trump won’t go to war with Iran. That was the prediction of Russian experts I interviewed in Moscow during the height of the US-Iran crisis in May. They were right.To date, Trump has threatened military action against North Korea, Venezuela, and Iran.

Community activists in Caracas who support the government of President Nicolas Maduro  have formed food co-ops to help overcome the economic crisisby Reese ErlichTens of thousands of angry people march in the streets to protest lack of democracy. Women bang on pots to raise alarm over the economic crisis brought on by a socialist president.

This is how the vote to get the U.S. out of the Saudi genocide in Yemen went yesterday in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. You will probably have to click on the image if you want to see who wants peace and who wants war (war on women and children, by the way.) The pattern is unmistakable:

I've never been a fan of Hillary Clinton's-- never. At least her husband's neo-liberal agenda was couched in a pleasant personality. Each time I've met her was-- literally-- disgusting. I was stuck with a monster. Once her whole retinue-- one by one-- abandoned her backstage before a speech and I was the only left to deal with her and it was excruciating. Once at a White House state banquet she was like the big downer in the otherwise festive event, bad vibing everyone.

Thursday, most Senate Republican took a stand against the dangerous psychotic in the Oval Office, joining all but a handful of the most progressive Democrats to rebuke his foreign policy framework. Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Mike Lee (R-UT) were the only Republicans who stuck with Trump.The specific measure declared that the Islamic State and al-Qaeda remain serious threats in Syria and Afghanistan, contradicting Trump's self-serving and entirely delusional statements and his justification for withdrawing troops from both countries.

Mattis and Kelly by Nancy OhanianA new poll from Morning Consult offered some more bad news for Trump and his congressional enablers-- and for xenophobes in general.

The Swamp by Nancy Ohanian-by Skip KaltenheuserTick Tock. The good folks at the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have returned to wind their Doomsday Clock.

by Reese ErlichLast week President Donald Trump surprised the world, and much of his own staff, by announcing plans to pull over 2000 US troops out of Syria. Then he said he would cut the number of US troops in Afghanistan in half.In response, Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis and special envoy to Syria Brett McGurk resigned. Conservative Republicans denounced Trump. The foreign policy establishment in general went bonkers, claiming Trump was endangering national security.Some liberals and progressives were confused.