Новости за 08.10.2016

In May, National Review reported that Charles and David Koch, the billionaires famous for funding right-wing politicians and causes, were rethinking their spending. Disappointed with the payoffs, irked by Donald Trump and concerned about the public-relations hits they’d taken, the brothers decided to reduce their spending on federal elections.  

Given the United States’ disastrous record in the Middle East—most critically the invasion and occupation of Iraq—and the manifold lies coming out of Washington to justify its policies, many Americans are understandably skeptical about U.S. interventions and the rationalizations used to defend them. This leads many Americans to oppose both direct intervention in Syria and the arming of rebel factions—and rightly so.