Michael is not giving up his delusion that Trump is some sort of secret or private non-interventionist.https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/899809634244079616 …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Also not deluded enough to think that you'll ever bother to accurately characterize my views.
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Replying to @mtracey
Okay, "non-interventionist compared to Clinton." That amounts to the same thing since those were choices on offer.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
1) It doesn't "amount to the same thing." 2) None of the "compared to Clinton" arguments are negated. 3) I urged abstention in the election.
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By his own account and by the reported accounts, Trump's initial instincts were overruled by military brass. Which was perfectly foreseeable
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Replying to @mtracey
"Trump's initial instincts were overruled by military brass" -- um, he's commander in chief & they are under his command.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Nobody denies that he bears ultimate responsibility. Just observing that military brass reportedly exerted counter-instinctual influence.
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Obama's non-interventionist instincts were also frequently "overruled" by military commanders. Not an uncommon occurrence in US history.
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Replying to @mtracey
Lots of evidence that Obama made an effort to fight his generals & sometimes (Syria) won. No evidence Trump cares enough to do same.
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Yes, there's evidence of Obama occasionally doing that. However, on Afghanistan he was "overruled" and sent 30,000 additional troops.
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But then he pulled out 90% of the troops to 8000, in both wars. And by doing so in Iraq he "created" ISIS
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