Silver Lining: Iran War Ends US Military Occupation of Middle East

by | May 27, 2026

President Trump’s war of choice on Iran has been an unmitigated disaster. However for those of us opposed to the global US military empire the silver lining is that a US return to its military bases throughout the Middle East is extremely doubtful. Their vulnerability has been indisputably demonstrated and their usefulness has been shown to be incorrect. Also today: Trump flying high in his political endorsements – will that carry over to a GOP win in November’s midterms?

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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