Mike Pompeo: The Danger Within
Mike Pompeo's teddy bear looks are deceiving. He projects a calm exterior, but beneath there may be something much more sinister. Reports are coming out that Pompeo was the main force behind the killing of Soleimani. It may be advantageous to Trump, Pence and Pompeo to distract the public from the Ukraine scandal, but there may be other reasons why their actions dominate the world news at this time. We are at an apex of conservative political power in America. Trump has bullied the Republican Party into submission, and the power of the far right has not been this strong since the days of G.W. Bush. The drums of war that Bush beat resulted in catastrophic wars in the Middle East with no ends in sight. Now Trump is attempting to repeat this pattern, primarily for personal reasons. And at his side is Mike Pompeo. The supposed rationale is that if Soleimani is removed Iran will be incapable, or unwilling, to pursue turmoil in the Middle East. But the reasons for Iran's inst...