When President-elect Donald Trump first nominated former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) in his second administration, many critics of current U.S. foreign policy saw the selection as a step in the right direction. To borrow from The New York Times, Gabbard has long been “deeply skeptical of the effectiveness of U.S. military intervention abroad.” Unfortunately, Gabbard applies this skepticism very selectively. In terms of the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, she’s proven to be one of the more effective critics of U.S....

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