Jennifer Kavanagh, director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, a national security think tank, said Mr. Trump’s actions have been consistent with his campaign pledges.
“He ran on not getting the United States into foreign entanglements and long, protracted wars. He didn’t run not using military power, and we know from the first administration that he was not a restraint or isolationist president. He was very comfortable with using military power,” she said.
“Whether it’s bombing Iran over the summer, going after Maduro in Venezuela or going after Greenland, these are countries that can’t fight back against the United States,” Ms. Kavanaugh said. “Trump likes to use the military in overwhelming quantities against weak adversaries.”
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