The two words “American” and “imperialism” are joining up again thanks to President Trump, two other words that should really be separated. To be accurate, what we are witnessing is “Trump imperialism.”
Such views helped to qualify Kent for a top counterterrorism posting in the topsy turbulent territory of Trumpland. But this week he walked away, reasoning that we are buying oil from people we are bombing.
What I see with the resignation of Joe Kent is a bleacher full of people who agree with him about this war, but will not stand up to cheer him because he is not on their team.
