Trump ‘Racing towards Disastrous War’ With Iran or N Korea

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Libertarian icon Ron Paul accused US President Donald Trump of betraying his promises to the American electorate by seeking a new conflict with either Iran or North Korea.

Paul further warned Trump that any such war will put an end to his term.

"President Trump seems to be impatiently racing toward at least one disastrous war.

Maybe two. The big question is who will be first? North Korea or Iran?" wrote the 81-year-old former congressman in his weekly column published on the site of his Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.

"With continuing pressure from both Democrats and Republicans over the unproven ‘Russiagate' allegations, it increasingly looks like he will seek relief by starting a ‘nice little war.' If he does so, however, his presidency will likely be over and he may end up blundering into a much bigger war in the process," states Paul, who contested the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012.

The new White House administration attempted to exert unprecedented pressure on Pyongyang amid a series of missiles test carried out on the orders of Kim Jong-un over the past year.

In this respect, Paul believes that Trump is looking to play a proactive role in any standoff with the Kim regime, saying, that displays, such as the recent US B-1 bomber flight over the Korean peninsula, sends "a clear message that he is ready to attack."

He further criticized the scaling up of US naval forces in the Gulf in recent months, which led to clashes between Iranian and American vessels.

"Imagine if the US Navy had encountered Iranian warships in the Gulf of Mexico firing machine guns at them when they approached the Iranians," writes Paul, who has consistently advocated a policy of non-interventionism.

He also noted that Iran is complying with the terms of the Obama-era nuclear agreement, apparently to Trump's dismay.

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