{"id":188914,"date":"2019-05-27T06:41:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=188914"},"modified":"2019-05-31T07:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T07:09:02","slug":"bipartisan-thirst-for-more-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=188914","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan thirst for more war"},"content":{"rendered":"

75% of Congress calls on Trump to boost intervention in Syria, to \u2018pressure\u2019 Iran and Russia<\/em><\/h2>\n

Ben Norton \u2013 The Grayzone Project May 24, 2019<\/h1>\n

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While the Donald Trump administration is threatening two new wars on Iran and Venezuela, a substantial majority of the US Congress is clamoring for more immediate action.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly 400 Congress members<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from both chambers \u2014 roughly 75 percent of all federal US lawmakers \u2014 have signed an open letter calling on President Trump to escalate the war in Syria, in the name of countering Iran, Russia, and Lebanese Hezbollah.<\/span><\/p>\n

Top Democratic Party leaders have joined hawkish Republicans in a bipartisan demand that the far-right president \u201caddress threats in Syria\u201d and \u201cdemonstrate American leadership in resolving the prolonged conflict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They hope to do this through more US intervention, implementing a three-pronged \u201cSyria strategy\u201d: one, \u201caugment our support\u201d for Israel and maintain its \u201cqualitative military edge\u201d; two, \u201cincrease pressure on Iran and Russia\u201d; and, three, \u201cincrease pressure on Hezbollah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While the letter stops short of openly requesting more American troops inside Syria, it clearly states that the US should take more aggressive actions. It also expressly calls on the Trump White House to punish Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah with crippling sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the signatories are 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Cory Booker.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter was notably not signed by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Tulsi Gabbard, both 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who are running left-wing, anti-war campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Congressional call does not even feign concern for the humanitarian situation of Syrians, or make any pretense of supporting the \u201cSyrian people.\u201d Rather, it is entirely framed within a chauvinistic perspective of expanding American power, protecting Israel, and weakening \u201cUS adversaries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe conflict in #Syria<\/a> is complicated, and the potential solutions are not perfect, but our only choice is to advance policies that can stop the growing threats to U.S. interests.\u201d@RepEliotEngel<\/a>, @RepMcCaul<\/a>, @SenatorRisch<\/a>, & @SenatorMenendez<\/a> led the bicameral effort. pic.twitter.com\/yuIvOukhcn<\/a><\/p>\n

— House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign) May 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n