The chart above reflects the results from the Economist / YouGov Poll. It is a weekly poll, and I went back to show how the country feels about Trump and war. By picking up the poll every two weeks, it is clear that a majority of the public, since Trump was sworn in, believes Trump will get us into a new war --either out of ignorance or because he thinks a war will make him more popular.
Currently, about 57% of the population thinks it is likely Trump will get us into a new war, while only 25% thinks that is unlikely. And after Trump bombastic speech to the United Nations, that 57% could well be right.
Trump threatened to completely destroy North Korea and wants to withdraw from the Iranian treaty (which they are abiding by). Both of those threats make the world a more dangerous place. Hopefully, the Pentagon and the State Department can talk him out of war with either of those nations -- wars that would kill hundreds of thousands of people, and have little likelihood of success.
But he also threatened "action" against a third nation -- Venezuela. He would have you believe that Venezuela is ruled by a tyrant who opposes democracy. That is simply not true. Venezuela's president was elected in a democratic election, and he actually got a significant majority of the votes (unlike Trump himself). The truth is that Trump (and other American presidents) are unhappy with Venezuela because they kicked out American corporations and nationalized their natural resources (oil).
Trump has already made it clear that he represents corporations -- not the American people. And I'm afraid he could decide that Venezuela would be the best place to have a war -- thinking it would be an easier target than North Korea or Iran, and would allow him to put a right-wing government in power there (that would welcome back American corporations. I hope I'm wrong, but I think the likeliest place for a Trump war is Venezuela (even though they pose no danger to this country).
I think Trump is itching to wage war somewhere. Am I right? What do you think?
