Middle East Mess – 2019 Edition

Middle East Mess – 2019 Edition

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/world/middleeast/trump-iran-threats.html

“Privately, several European officials described Mr. Bolton and Mr. Pompeo as pushing an unsuspecting Mr. Trump through a series of steps that could put the United States on a course to war before the president realizes it.”
Related:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-ordersnon-emergency-government-employees-to-leave-iraq/2019/05/15/80ec7fb4-76e8-11e9-ac17-284a66782c41_story.html

How to Stop the March to War with Iran

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/stop-iran-war.html

David Frum on the dangers of engaging in another war

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/the-iraq-war-was-a-failurewar-with-iran-would-be-worse/589534/

Trump’s foolish Iran policy only makes war more likely

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/09/trump-iran-regime-change-resistance