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OpinionPoliticsColumnsNonviolence and Peace

Peace, Blasphemy, and Prophecy

By Jim Wallis
President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, seen in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Va., Jan. 8, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
Jan 9, 2020
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Among the many foreign policy experts, former diplomatic and military leaders, intelligence officers, members of Congress and the Senate, editorial writers, and columnists weighed in on Donald Trump’s killing of Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani, most noted a complete lack of strategy. But what they miss is that Trump has only ever had one strategy: doing whatever benefits him and his own political and financial self-interests.

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President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, seen in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Va., Jan. 8, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

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