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Two additional wars did in fact kick off during his tenure.
And he did in fact escalate our involvement in those conflicts. And of course the ongoing joke that U.S. tax dollars funded both sides of Israel-Palestine.
No problem granting credit where credit is due, but let us not pretend that defense contractors were starved for business due to an unprecedented outbreak of peace and harmony from 2020-2024.
If we wanted to really push the point, the Biden admin can be attributed with a lapse in military recruiting. I'm interested in perspectives on whether this is good or bad for the antiwar position, but one possible explanation for it is people expected that we might get into a shooting war which makes military recruitment less appealing when the homeland isn't at stake.
Anyhow, don't want to get dragged into the weeds on this just yet. Ample time for Trump to get us embroiled in, e.g., Venezuela or Taiwan or some heretofore unexpected conflict.
The most antiwar president imaginable has no control over whether other countries decide to start wars.
...you say that, but Trump has clearly had some influence on when they decide to end them.
At least, THEY give him credit.
Is it just possible that those other countries take the existence and nature of the U.S. President into account in determining their military activities?
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