From the U.S. to the U.K. to Turkey, it is a hallmark of right-wing populists to make a preposterous policy and then be forced to retreat.
Posts Tagged: oil
From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on minority populations.
War and militarism are destroying the planet. But if we de-fund the Pentagon, we can save it.
For all their overwhelming firepower, the U.S. and its allies can cause a lot of misery in the Middle East, but still can't govern the course of events.
The Trump administration is all about forcing open overseas markets for U.S. businesses.
Before Venezuela devolves into civil war, the U.S. should lift the sanctions, take the military option off the table, and get behind a negotiated, nonviolent solution.
Globalists really are ruining your life.
Maybe Trump really thinks sanctions will produce a "better" Iran deal. More likely, they're designed to justify conflict.
The U.S. foreign policy elite still wants the Middle East for its oil and its strategic location.
Trump wants Iraq's oil, and he's not interested in sharing.