Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. If You Want To Know Why Trump Keeps Going to War, Look at the Size of His Military Budget 484 March 30, 2026 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Irish Times (Ireland) on 30 March 2026 by Daniel Geary (link to originallink to original) Translated from Afrikaans by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Department of DefenseDonald TrumpIran conflictIrelandmilitary Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: It’s Not Worth a Trade War To Save Ontario’s Foreign-Owned Car Plants September 3, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Canada: Carney Must Be Honest about the Cost of Counter-Tariffs September 4, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Canada: We Could Have Just Ignored Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Trolling September 2, 2026. Published in National Post 0 India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Topics United States of America: Post-Constitutionalism September 8, 2026. Published in La Cronica de HoyThe Constitution was the last nail in the coffin of feudalism, and it was the bourgeoisie who wielded the hammer. 0 India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump, Putin and Exiting the War September 7, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatWhile one can go to war alone, returning in the same manner is impossible unless a knockout blow is achieved. 0 South Africa: US Social Security Shortfall Offers Warning for South Africa September 7, 2026. Published in Cape TimesThe failure was not a lack of information. It was a lack of political courage. 0 Germany: Sabotage and Attacks: War without a Declaration of War September 7, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungSo, is Berlin now at war with Moscow? 0 United States of America: North Korea, China and Taiwan: What Game Is Trump Playing? September 7, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesAccording to a U.S. media report in late August, Trump’s “Taiwan two-step tango” is about to begin. 0 Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Mexico: Bessent’s Futile Sanctions Crumble in the Face of the Shanghai Group’s Multipolar World Order September 6, 2026. Published in La Jornada'[T]he umpteenth summit between Putin and Xi is rousing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from its long slumber.' 0 Related Articles India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses To Blink September 7, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist. Saudi Arabia: Trump, Putin and Exiting the War September 7, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatWhile one can go to war alone, returning in the same manner is impossible unless a knockout blow is achieved. United States of America: North Korea, China and Taiwan: What Game Is Trump Playing? September 7, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesAccording to a U.S. media report in late August, Trump’s “Taiwan two-step tango” is about to begin. Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard Spain: To the Barricades September 5, 2026. Published in Ideal DigitalWe have a Europe that’s scared out of its wits and diplomatically inept, presidents with dirty underwear, and borders that are bursting at the seams like old clothes. Previous articleHouthis Open Up New Front in Middle East War, Making Things Much More Complex for TrumpNext articleTrump’s Problem at the Pump LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment