Until he resigns, Mike Pompeo is Secretary of State, a powerful position from which to make or influence foreign policy. He gave a speech on January 10, 2019 at American University in Cairo. It tells us where he wants to lead America. But why has he chosen the anti-Iran direction that he has? His philosophy assumes first that “America is a force for good in the Middle East.” The opposite has been true. Was America a force for good in attacking Iraq and causing untold misery and death? In supporting Saudi Arabia’s attack on Yemen, again a source of widespread … Continue reading Pompeo’s Imperative