I mean, it’s true that Trump isn’t wrong to be pissed we’re still in Afghanistan, but that’s not all he said in the “sacred” room, is it? He said much worse things than that.
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The article seems to be at pains to keep Trump’s belief that we should be turning a profit on our engagements front and center. I don’t think your “half the article” is a fair summary, and Matt Stoller’s galaxy brain “actually Trump is right” take is not a good take.
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… but I am drunk so (a) could be wrong and (b) am probably not communicating well.
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He wasn't even critiquing interventionism--he was critiquing doing so without extracting tribute. Even now he treats the servicemembers as if they're just Hessians to be sold to the highest bidder.
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His point that we should have a specific, identifiable interest in wars we fight is not a bad point!
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