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Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

As US Empire Fails, Trump Enters a Quagmire

A quagmire is defined as a complex or unpleasant position that is difficult to escape. President Trump’s recently announced war plans in Afghanistan maintain that quagmire. They come at a time when US Empire is failing and its leadership in the world is weakening. The US will learn what other empires have learned, “Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires.”

August 29th, 2017

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

As US Empire Fails, Trump Enters a Quagmire

  OPINION -- During the presidential campaign, some became convinced that Trump would not be an interventionist president. His tweets about Afghanistan were one of the reasons. In January of 2013, he tweeted, “Let’s get out of Afghanistan. Our troops are being killed by the Afghanis we train and we waste billions there.

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The United States and the planet can no longer support the American Empire and its endless wars — This is an opportune time to move toward greater use of nonviolent practices.

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Militarism And Violence Are So Yesterday: It’s Time To Make Peace The Reality

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