Whilst I would say that triggering an Economic Crisis in the US which spreads to other Economies is a greater risk than a World War, American Presidents starting wars to distract from their own mismanagement is tradition and given Trump’s “if some is good, the maximum possible is the bestest” philosphy in his policy choices so far in this presidency, him through an accumulation of measures that make enemies out of friends, and small military interventions creating a situation that escalates to WWIII, is a realistic possibility.
I mean the idea that the threat of Military Force is a valid tool even against US Allies predates Trump - just look at the Legislation Congress passed to invade The Netherlands if ever an American national was arrested by the ICC - and Fascists traditionally see Military Force as a perfect valid tool in the Great Game and Allies as only good as long as they’re useful.
Considering just how many Americans voted for him and the brainwashed hyper-nationalism that’s the bread and butter of military training everywhere, I wouldn’t rely on the US Army to not go ahead and attack a target in a country that was deemed a US Ally just months earlier and something like that escalating to something much bigger.
What legislation from Congress are you referring to? I searched on the motions you were citing but only found Trump’s recent executive order - and he writes so many (often contradicting themselves, failing explanation, or getting rejected in court) those are often with less merit.
I generally understand that America’s far right doesn’t hope to invade anyone - they vote for their leaders under beliefs that Democratic leaders are “too weak” to prevent conflicts or that they have sinister/hostile motivations.
You’re not completely wrong in your analysis, but these days I think more populations have become aware of the divide between government/civilian opinions.
Whilst I would say that triggering an Economic Crisis in the US which spreads to other Economies is a greater risk than a World War, American Presidents starting wars to distract from their own mismanagement is tradition and given Trump’s “if some is good, the maximum possible is the bestest” philosphy in his policy choices so far in this presidency, him through an accumulation of measures that make enemies out of friends, and small military interventions creating a situation that escalates to WWIII, is a realistic possibility.
I mean the idea that the threat of Military Force is a valid tool even against US Allies predates Trump - just look at the Legislation Congress passed to invade The Netherlands if ever an American national was arrested by the ICC - and Fascists traditionally see Military Force as a perfect valid tool in the Great Game and Allies as only good as long as they’re useful.
Considering just how many Americans voted for him and the brainwashed hyper-nationalism that’s the bread and butter of military training everywhere, I wouldn’t rely on the US Army to not go ahead and attack a target in a country that was deemed a US Ally just months earlier and something like that escalating to something much bigger.
What legislation from Congress are you referring to? I searched on the motions you were citing but only found Trump’s recent executive order - and he writes so many (often contradicting themselves, failing explanation, or getting rejected in court) those are often with less merit.
I generally understand that America’s far right doesn’t hope to invade anyone - they vote for their leaders under beliefs that Democratic leaders are “too weak” to prevent conflicts or that they have sinister/hostile motivations.
You’re not completely wrong in your analysis, but these days I think more populations have become aware of the divide between government/civilian opinions.
This stuff is from some years ago and unrelated to Trump, though I believe it was published by Republicans.
Here is a link to information about it.