Robert S. McNamara was widely considered to be one of the most brilliant men of his generation. He was an invaluable ally of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as their secretary of defense, and he had a deeply moving relationship with Jackie Kennedy. But to the country, McNamara was the leading advocate for American escalation in Vietnam.
President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine. The sanctions against oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil followed months of calls from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as bipartisan pressure on Trump to hit Russia with harder sanctions on its oil industry,
Earlier this week, Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire that included the release of the twenty living hostages who remained in Gaza and some two thousand Palestinians who are held in Israeli jails. The success of the exchange has raised hopes that the devastating war may really be coming to an end. President Donald Trump, who took credit for the deal after pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept it, now wants both sides to implement his twenty-point peace plan,
I have a feeling that we will have a positive answer. If not, as you know, Bibi, you would have our full backing to do what you have to do, Trump said, while looking over at Netanyahu. Everyone understands that the ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region, and the danger is caused by Hamas.
The United States is considering Ukraine's request to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for its continued defensive efforts to push back against Russia, Vice President JD Vance said. After meeting President Donald Trump durning the United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the US to sell Tomahawks to European nations that would send them to Ukraine. Vance said on Fox News Sunday that Trump would make the "final determination" on whether to allow the deal.
It might be the time for someone to remind him that the hell is the result of wars in the Middle East, a war in Afghanistan and conflicts in north and east Africa. Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea and Afghanistan are some of the countries where the US initiated, funded or clandestinely participated in fomenting mayhem and disaster. And may still be doing so.
British officials fear Donald Trump could recognise Israeli control over illegal settlements on the West Bank in retaliation for the UK, France and others deciding to recognise Palestine. Government insiders believe the US president is considering granting official recognition to the Israeli communities there, which would be a serious blow to achieving a two-state solution. Some believe Trump could raise the prospect as soon as his speech at the UN on Tuesday despite Arab and western leaders having engaged in intense diplomacy to try to ensure this does not happen.
In the days following its deadly attack on a vessel allegedly transporting Venezuelan drug smugglers through international waters, the administration of US President Donald Trump sent a unified message: The United States will not hesitate to strike so-called narco terrorists. Instead of interdicting [the vessel], on the president's orders, we blew it up, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. list of 3 itemsend of list And it'll happen again. Maybe it's happening right now, he said.
This is part of a much bigger Let's go meta here. This is a new doctrine. And I think what you are seeing President Trump do is pivot from the old war from Europe, even from the Middle East, and moving into our own hemisphere. He's saying our neighborhood is the host important thing that we can take care of.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to rely on the United States' absolute backing throughout his country's war on Gaza. While the administration of former US President Joe Biden may have occasionally expressed discomfort over the crises it was enabling in Gaza, the Donald Trump administration has yet to exhibit similar qualms, even going so far in February as to suggest that all of Gaza's population be ethnically cleansed.
As Israel pushes deeper into Gaza City, President Donald Trump met Wednesday to discuss plans for a postwar Gaza with his son-in-law and former Middle East envoy, Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. This comes as Israeli business leaders are reportedly involved in developing a postwar Gaza plan that includes the creation of a "Trump Riviera" and a manufacturing zone named after Elon Musk, using financial models developed by the U.S. firm Boston Consulting Group.
Is Donald Trump's diplomatic dealmaking truly putting an end to several wars? Donald Trump insists he has halted six wars since taking office, presenting himself as the world's peacemaker-in-chief. The claim has even fueled talk of a Nobel Prize. But is he truly ending wars or simply shaping peace to suit his politics? Jillian Wolf explains in this week's Fact Check.
