And the beat goes on

by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville

Now that the election is over and it is clearly evident which direction the mood of the country is headed, what will really change? 

One thing that will not change is foreign policy and America’s penchant for creating and engaging in overseas wars. Trump has famously said that he would end the war in Ukraine in one day if elected. Now is his chance to prove it. How will he do this? More than likely, everything he proposes will only exacerbate the problem and may escalate into a “real” war against Russia. 

Likewise, the Middle East. Trump is not going to strong-arm Israel into ending the non-stop wars there. Instead, he will, almost certainly, ramp up the pressure and attacks on the Arab countries and Iran to the point that a full-scale regional war breaks out to the detriment of millions, perhaps billions, of people. 

This would not have changed if Kamala Harris had been elected. America’s foreign policy is wedded to the notion that military and financial might can be used to browbeat other nations into submission and subjection. The entire governing establishment in Washington is predicated on this premise and nothing will be done to overturn it.