Trump is on the verge of squandering a ceasefire that serves US interests for the sake of an unreliable ally
When Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced that the US and Iran, along with …
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Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president | Mohamad Bazzi ⊖⊖
The America First president who built his political brand on opposing foreign military adventures has unleashed a war of choice aimed at regime change
It turns out that Donald Trump, the self-proclai…
53 days ago
Trump’s bid to name Penn Station after himself looks like a presidential shakedown | Mohamad Bazzi ⊕
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The US president’s relentless self-aggrandizement spree continues amid hypocrisy and shifting explanations
As a real estate developer, Donald Trump built his empire on ostentatious displays of wealth,…
81 days ago
Trump has defused a bomb of his own making. For now | Mohamad Bazzi ⊖⊖
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After a bombastic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European countries
In the past few days, Donald Trump turned the US presidency int…
2 months ago
Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi ⊕
As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths
“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Paul Bremer, the US proconsul in …
4 months ago
Trump is using a tragic shooting to demonize millions | Mohamad Bazzi ⊖⊖
The administration is heightening its anti-immigrant crackdown – and punishing people from a country the US helped destroy
After two national guard members were ambushed in Washington DC last week, ki…
Saudi prince Mohammed is being lavished by Trump. It’s clear why | Mohamad Bazzi ⊕⊕
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Autocrats like Prince Mohammed are eager to benefit from Trump’s brazen effort to use the presidency to enrich himself and his family
Donald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, appe…
6 months ago
Trump’s strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal. He must sustain that pressure | Mohamad Bazzi ⊖⊖
The US president long refused to use his influence over the prime minister. Last month, that appeared to change
After nearly nine months in office, Donald Trump seems to have had enough of the Israeli…
Trump delivered an embarassing performance at the UN general assembly | Mohamad Bazzi ○
This was Trump unfiltered and unleashed – as he has been since the start of his second term, with no restraint and no need for even the mildest niceties
For almost an hour on Tuesday, Donald Trump sto…
Israel’s attack on Qatar proves Trump’s pledges of protection are worthless | Mohamad Bazzi ○
Deadly airstrike was Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest move to obstruct peace negotiations, threatening Qatar’s role as intermediary
When Donald Trump visited Qatar in May, he promised to defend the tiny, w…