Trump Can’t Say No to This War | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

The conversation centers on the divergence of the second Trump administration's foreign policy from its initial non-interventionist promises, exploring why it adopted a more hawkish stance. Curt Mills, from the American Conservative magazine, suggests Trump's impatience and agreeableness led him to accept the interventionist status quo, influenced by advisors, NATO, and foreign policy elites. Mills argues that Trump's core ideology is conservative anti-globalism, skeptical of overseas empire, unending immigration, and free trade. The discussion examines the role of Israeli influence and Saudi Arabia in shaping US foreign policy, particularly regarding Iran. Mills contends that a failed Iran war could radicalize the Republican party, potentially leading to a more anti-establishment figure than Trump.