the Baltic states , which are NATO members , and world war ensues . Perhaps more worryingly , the author has since told BBC Radio 4 's Today program that such a conflict is " entirely plausible . " Fact versus fiction
For the second time in its entire history , the Indian Army has moved over 100 tanks to the frontline in Ladakh , a geostrategically important region located along the so - called Line of Actual Control ( LOC ) in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir . Almost five decades ago , in a desperate attempt to use tanks against the invadingconflict.attack.naChinese army , the Indian Mechanized Division had airdropped five tanks in Ladhak , which has witnessed frequent incursion attempts by the Chinese People ’s Liberation Army ( PLA ) in recent years . A calculated strategic maneuver by the Indian Armed Forces , the deployment of tanks in the disputed region is aimed at reinforcing the Indian position in the valley overlooking China ’s Tibet Autonomous Region . Much to New Delhi ’s displeasure , China has undertaken massive reconstruction and development projects on its western border with India in the recent years .
Stoltenberg said NATO had no choice but to respond In fact , the Baltic states would have liked NATO to commit more troops to their border areas , Gressel argued . " Since 2009 , Russia has trained its forces in scenarios of invadingconflict.attack.invadethe Baltic countries , " he said . " For the Baltic countries , this is a real thing , this is not something that might at some point happen . " Even though it is economically isolated and can ill afford to take new territory , Russia 's political system requires shows of military power for its own population , Gressel argued .
When asked by co - host Charlie Rose about Trump ’s past support support of the Iraq war , Conway said the GOP nominee has always been against what he now calls a “ disaster ” in the Middle East . “ He was a private citizen who was against the Iraq war , ” Conway said . Her response came moments after “ CBS This Morning ” hosts played a tape of Trump , in 2002 , being questioned by Howard Stern in a radio interview whether Trump “ was for invadingconflict.attack.invadeIraq . ” Trump ’s response in September 2002 , before the war began : “ Yeah , I guess so . ” “ You heard him with Howard Stern say “ yeah , I guess so , ’ ” Conway said . “ Had he been in the United States Senate , he would have casted a vote against the Iraq war . ”
Of the three leading candidates , only Bernie Sanders has the sound judgment to avoid further war and to cooperate with the rest of the world . Clinton is intoxicated with American power . She has favored one war of choice after the next : bombing Belgrade ( 1999 ) ; invadingconflict.attack.invadeIraq ( 2003 ) ; toppling Qaddafi ( 2011 ) ; funding Jihadists in Syria ( 2011 till now ) . The result has been one bloodbath after another , with open wounds until today fostering ISIS , terrorism , and mass refugee flows . In her speech , Clinton engaged in her own Trump - like grandiose fear mongering : " [ I]f America does n't lead , we leave a vacuum -- and that will either cause chaos , or other countries will rush in to fill the void .
Before the debate , the mainstream media was insisting that Holt debate the facts with Trump . I believe he did so only once , disputing Trump ’s claim that he opposed the Iraq war pre - invasion . It ’s difficult to be too sympathetic to Trump here because he certainly did make mildly supportive statements about invadingconflict.attack.naIraq . Even so , Holt overstepped his proper role . When Holt asserted that Trump supported the war , Hillary Clinton had already said so and Trump had denied it .
One of the understated moments of Monday ’s debate came when Trump marked Clinton as one of the politicians who ’s helped turn the Middle East into an out - of - control fire . Clinton responded by saying Trump has cheated workers he ’s hired , which paled a bit in comparison . She also noted that Trump had said in passing the idea of invadingconflict.attack.invadeIraq made sense and flip - flopped on Libya , good points when looking to temperament and decisiveness , but clearly a move away from squarely defending her own record . Indeed , Clinton had little of substance to offer apart from a perma - smirk and accusations against the " grand godfather " of all that 's maligned , Vladimir Putin . She came across confident and well - versed , but not exactly inspiring .
Of course , Capehart does not have any problem with this because his concerns about race generally lack a class analysis and are steeped in liberal politics , which have failed to uplift millions of people of color in the United States . The Post editorial board was not too pleased with Stein when she questioned American empire and advocated for closing hundreds of U.S. military bases . But then again , this is the same media organization that published stories that promoted the case for invadingconflict.attack.invadeIraq and claimed Iraq ’s oil could be seized by America to pay for the war . Stein understandably asked the editorial board , “ Do n’t people deserve to be informed ? What is it that our institutions of the press and media are supposed to do ?
Tenet later said he was taken out of context , but that does n’t seem to be the case and , in any event , Tenet does n’t deny he was fundamentally confident that Iraq possessed W.M.D.s . 3 . ) General Tommy Franks , who led the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , writes in his book that he was not only told by Egyptian and Jordanian leaders that Iraq possessed W.M.D.s , he was also told that Saddam would use them against invadingconflict.attack.invadeAmerican troops . 4 . ) Former CIA agent Kenneth Pollock has noted that the world ’s most vaunted intelligence agencies , including some of those who opposed the war in Iraq , all believed Saddam Hussein possessed W.M.D.s .
Shen Dingli , the deputy head of Fudan University ’s institute of international affairs , described Trump as a “ foolish ” man who was taking advantage of a “ naive America ” . But he said he was a foolish man Beijing should welcome in the White House . George W Bush had done huge damage to America ’s standing in the world by invadingconflict.attack.invadeIraq , Shen argued . A Trump administration would continue that trend . “ Everybody knows that American aggression has made China rise more rapidly .