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 It's War on Terror all over again. The era of 9/11 has returned. President Donald Trump may invoke the Monroe Doctrine, but he's cosplaying George W. Bush as well (George W. Trump?). And just like those times of yellow cake and weapons of mass destruction, the leadership of the Democratic Party (with their members and voters not too far behind) are proving to be weak and impotent, whining about procedures and notification while another countries legally elected leader is on trial in foreign soil after being kidnapped by the US military: It can't be stressed enough that any daylight of difference between Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy is negligible. They barely differed on Gaza. They both see Russia and China as a threat. Now Democrats are doing their "we agree with the goal, not the method" schtick they do whenever a GOP president runs amok over the planet.   The best message Americans can send, if they are truly tired of this duopolistic rule, is to...

 

 

 The days of war over land/territory should be in America's rear view mirror, but to keep things going, precious resources are still needed. Resources that exists in other countries, where the current leadership is not inclined to just give America what it wants. Meanwhile, nations once thought too weak to ever survive, yet alone build and become leaders on the world stage, have risen as an alternative to America. It's at this point, during the United States' geopolitical temper tantrum, where the rest of the world finds itself. BreakThrough News' Rania Khalek and her guest Vijay Prashad discuss aspects of the United States using force when it doesn't get it's way: