While the U.S. has long justified its presence in Syria with the need to fight off Daesh (ISIS) and other militant extremist groups, some neo-conservatives – notably Tom Friedman of the New York Times – have called on Trump to “back off fighting” Daesh in Syria in order to ramp up “pressure on Assad, Iran, Russia and Hezbollah.” Though
Military Establishment Sees Budgets Blossom Despite Failure To Quash Terrorism
From the 2003 invasion of Iraq to current military action in Syria, the U.S.’ military-industrial machine is continuing to use the excuse of “fighting terrorism” to justify the growth of its budget and bureaucracy, despite evidence that their expansion has done little to stop terror groups.