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‘We May Be Moving Toward a Military Confrontation’
‘We May Be Moving Toward a Military Confrontation’
By: Lara Seligman - Foreign Policy - 5-10-19 RE: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/10...ry-confrontati on-angus-king-interview/ Sen. Angus King warns of the danger of the Trump administration’s latest actions against Iran and the continued threat from the Islamic State. Photo link: https://foreignpolicymag.files.wordp...800&quality=90 U.S. Sen. Angus King speaks during a confirmation hearing for CIA director nominee Gina Haspel before the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington on May 9, 2018. ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES As a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group and four nuclear-capable bombers arrive in the Middle East, a veteran politician who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee is warning that National Security Advisor John Bolton’s confrontational style could provoke a dangerous escalation with Iran. It was Bolton, not the Pentagon, who on Sunday announced the movement of U.S. forces, which the administration said was designed to send a “clear and unmistakable” message to Tehran. The decision, made in response to what acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan called “very, very credible” intelligence warning of an imminent threat, was meant to deter Iran or proxy forces from launching an attack on U.S. forces in the region. But Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who recently visited U.S. troops in Iraq, said Bolton’s fiery rhetoric actually risks provoking the Iranian regime into an attack. King spoke with Foreign Policy about U.S. policy toward Tehran, the continued threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and President Donald Trump’s decision to finally nominate a permanent defense secretary.
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