Debunking Myths About Donald Trump and War

Key Arguments Against Trump's War Record

No New Wars Claim
- Trump is often claimed to have not started any new wars, but this overlooks:
  - Attempts to provoke North Korea with aggressive rhetoric and threats.
  - The illegal assassination of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani, risking war.
  - Consideration of attacking Iran and Venezuela post-2020 election.
  - Reports of planning air strikes on Mexican soil for a potential second term.
- Historical context:
  - Jimmy Carter also did not start new wars.
- Trump's expansion of existing wars:
  - Bombing the Assad government in Syria (2017, 2018).
  - Dropping the "Mother of All Bombs" on Afghanistan.
  - Increase in Afghan civilian deaths by 330% during his term.
  - More civilian deaths from air strikes in Somalia than under Bush and Obama.
  - 200% increase in air strike deaths in Iraq and Syria.
**Drone Strikes
- Trump expanded the drone program significantly:
  - More drone strikes in his first two years than Obama in eight years.
  - Loosened restrictions, increasing civilian casualties.
  - Joe Biden reduced drone strikes, but is often overlooked in this debate.
Genocide Involvement
- Allegations of genocide often overlook Trump's role in Yemen:
  - 2018 marked Yemen's most violent year under Trump.
  - US-made bomb under Trump's administration killed children on a school bus.
  - Trump bypassed Congress to arm Saudi Arabia, fueling the Yemen War.

Trump's support for Iraq invasion and desire to seize Iraqi oil.
Pardoning American soldiers convicted of war crimes in Iraq.
Increasing the US defense budget.
Surrounded by neoconservative figures like Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, and John Bolton.
Current campaign includes hawks who support a potential conflict with China.

The portrayal of Trump as non-aggressive in foreign policy is misleading.
The narrative that he is less of a war president than his predecessors is a significant misrepresentation of his record.