Published on 7 Apr 2017
“It is in the vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the use of deadly chemical weapons,” said President Donald Trump in explaining a U.S.-missile strike on a Syrian airbase. That might sound good and even noble in theory, explains Emma Ashford of the Cato Institute, but the plain truth is that he’s wrong. What’s worse, it’s far from clear what either the United States or other countries in the region will do next.
The essential lesson that George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and now Donald Trump keep forgetting is that military interventions, especially in other countries’ civil wars, often makes things worse, Ashford tells Nick Gillespie.
Produced by Austin Bragg. Cameras by Todd Krainin and Mark McDaniel.
April 8, 2017
Trump’s Syria Strike Won’t Solve Any Problems But Could Make Everything Worse
Filed under: Middle East, Military, USA — Tags: BarackObama, DonaldTrump, Syria, WMD — Nicholas @ 04:00
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