>It makes you wonder even besides the obvious how much of a
>destabilizing agent the US might be (what would happen if we
>stepped away from Israel, etc).

whenever we intervene somewhere like iraq and fuck it up...it is widely viewed as a failure. but thats only if the goal is peace and stability. our goal in a lot of places is to undermine all of that and make it as disordered as possible. we dont wanna see a largely united middle east/africa/asia region like the uk.

i think trump might actually be fucking up our usual interests by wanting peace so bad just so he can get credit. its harder for us to muscle nations like japan, china, and south korea in negotiations when that bargaining chip is off the table.