Matt Duss

Americans need an alternative to the choice between “America first” unilateralism or “America is back” nostalgia. New piece from @NancyGEO and me in @ForeignAffairs foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Bernie Sanders: “To give another 20K bombs to a country which committed genocide in Gaza happens to be among many other things, forget the moral issue, happens to be in violation of American law. You don’t sell arms to countries that violate international law and human rights. Clearly Israel has done that. Why anybody in their right minds would want to continue funding Israel is beyond me”

I get that my former boss Chuck Hagel is saying this from a place of criticism of the U.S. and Israel’s war. But I’m always wary at this type of warning, because it puts the onus on the victims: innocent people in the region on the receiving end of Israeli and American aggression being portrayed as a potential threat in the future because of what is happening to them. Sure, it is definitely a possibility that this turns some people to revenge or violence and it certainly will be used as a recruiting tool for terrorist organizations. But how about we focus on the fact that *despite* all they endure, the vast majority of people in the Middle East are *not* violent, do *not* choose violence, and just want to live their lives and raise their children in peace?

Gomez: You said the only person who determine if it’s an imminent threat is the president. Do you stand by that statement? Gabbard: I do Gomez: Director Ratcliffe, do you agree with that? Ratcliffe: The president makes that decision Gomez: Why do you guys even have jobs?

Breaking the Foreign Policy Cartel | @mattduss Listen to the full conversation on @PodcastNOTA, wherever you get your podcasts.

Apartheid and genocide are just "loaded words taught in social justice seminars"? Hard to figure out how folks with these deft rhetorical skills are losing the debate in the party.

Dems should be for the working class, not the Epstein class. I plead guilty to coining the phrase.

In this op-ed, @ThirdWayTweet actually argues that "Epstein class" is an "age-old trope" pushed by "Jew-haters on the left."

More of this. Thank you, @SenRubenGallego. At a time when so many people feel unheard, choosing to lead with principle matters.

President Trump said he would stop wars, not start them. But as the conflict with Iran widens, that promise is under strain. On this week's Deep Dish, @CIPolicy Executive Vice-President @mattduss joins Council President and CEO @londonvinjamuri to unpack what the widening conflict could mean for the future of US foreign policy. bit.ly/4uEd7JR

What are the implications of the war with Iran on the future of US foreign policy? Join @mattduss of @CIPolicy and I as we discuss how political leaders’ preconceptions about the rules-based order precipitated the current war with Iran.  brnw.ch/21x0SHd

Have been polling versions of this question since September, this is the most dramatic it’s been. If Dems try to out-Israel Republicans, they lose because 10% of Dems say they won’t vote. If they say they’ll reduce support to Israel they win by a lot because Republicans flip

NEW @DataProgress POLL: 56% of voters think the Iran war benefits Israel more, compared to only 29% who think it benefits the U.S. more Surprisingly, 47% of Republicans, a plurality, think the war benefits Israel more, compared to only 42% who think it benefits the U.S. more.

It’s clear there’s no strategy in Iran. Even Tulsi Gabbard admitted we replaced one Khamenei with another—and the new one is even worse. Trump’s war of choice is making us less safe.

NEW POLL: 56% of voters say Trump's war against Iran benefits Israel over the US. Just 29% believe the US benefits more. Our poll with @demandprogress and conducted by @DataProgress also finds this war for Israel will be a liability for Republicans in November. More below 🔽

Given the horrific destruction that Israel’s extremist government has wrought on Gaza, Iran and Lebanon, the last thing in the world American taxpayers need to do right now is to provide 22,000 new bombs to the Netanyahu government. No more weapons to support an illegal war.

My new piece tries to make sense of how the fantasy Axis of [Something Bad] caught on in DC despite being very silly. China seems weak because it can’t defend the (imaginary) Axis, so the Blob is starting to think that open aggression could work if they were at the helm.

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran escalates, Trump may deploy thousands of additional troops to the region for a ground assault inside Iran and has quadrupled his request for war funding from Congress. @CIPolicy is holding an emergency online briefing TODAY at 3pm. Register below.

Gallego becomes the latest potential 2028er to reject AIPAC money, via @DashaBurns

$50 billion or $200 billion, the message is still the same: A vote to fund the war is a vote for the war.