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Setting the impeachment inquiry aside, it is striking how many new data points we have on Trump’s failed foreign policy, in just in the last few days:
Setting the impeachment inquiry aside, it is striking how many new data points we have on Trump’s failed foreign policy, in just in the last few days:
Trump’s decision to kill the Iran nuclear deal and pursue “maximum pressure” not only has brought the region to the brink, Iran is now firing up 1000 centrifuges in an underground facility — the very spot Obama exposed and then dismantled under the deal.
wsj.com/articles/iran-…
wsj.com/articles/iran-…
North Korea launched missiles in violation of international sanctions — the 9th set since May — even as Trump looks the other way. Three meetings with Kim Jong-un later, Trump has secured no concessions, and missile and nuke programs advance unimpeded.
foxnews.com/world/north-ko…
foxnews.com/world/north-ko…
After Trump gave a green light to Turkey to invade Syria, setting back the fight against ISIS and betraying our partners, he touted a “ceasefire.” This week we learn fighting hasn’t stopped and Russia, Syria, and Iran are cementing gains at our expense.
foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/04/sec…
foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/04/sec…
Trump further hurt set back efforts to address our melting planet by initiating withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, leaving us further isolated and in climate denial.
16th months after a federal judge ordered Trump to stop ripping children from their parents at the border, we only now learn 1556 more families were separated than we knew. The damage is still being done.
cbsnews.com/news/family-se…
cbsnews.com/news/family-se…
And, of course, $100 at a hardware store is all you need to defeat Trump’s wasteful, offensive, and dumb border wall.
washingtonpost.com/national/smugg…
washingtonpost.com/national/smugg…
