Loud & Clear

New Trump "Military First" Policy Puts Generals in Charge

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Synopsis

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Ann Wright, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and former U.S. State Department official, who resigned in protest of the invasion of Iraq; as well as by Cindy Sheehan, legendary anti-war activist.Donald Trump has unleashed a wave of aggressive foreign policy moves in recent weeks. From the Tomahawk missile strikes against Syria to the dropping of the largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan, and moving what he called an ‘Armada’ toward the Korean peninsula, the Trump administration is signalling that it is ready for war -- globally. This contrasts sharply with his isolationist message on the campaign trail. Are Trump’s beloved generals fully in the driver’s seat when it comes to his administration’s foreign policy?