Within hours of the White House announcing that the Trump administration is considering yet more military action against Damascus, defence and intelligence officials were scratching their heads in surprise. Five of these “US defence, military and intelligence officials” told NBC News exactly that. “I don’t know what the [White House] statement is,” said one.
It was another sign that Donald Trump is determined not to listen to experts. He views war as a game played out between rounds of golf at the Mar-Alago resort in Florida. A newly-installed crystal ball manned by Mystic Meg swirling tea leaves furiously had prophesised that …read more
Source: Middle East Monitor
