Newsman: The U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, said on Friday that America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” has ended under President Donald Trump. Gabbard was speaking at the Manama Dialogue, an annual security summit in Bahrain put on by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
During the speech, Gabbard referred to the Trump administration’s commitment to an America First foreign policy, and expressed hope that expanding the Abraham Accords would promote lasting regional peace and stability.
“For decades, our foreign policy has been trapped in a counterproductive and endless cycle of regime change or nation building,” said Gabbard.
“It was a one-size-fits-all approach, of toppling regimes, trying to impose our system of governance on others, intervene in conflicts that were barely understood and walk away with more enemies than allies,” U.S. national intelligence director said.
She added, “The results: Trillions spent, countless lives lost and in many cases, the creation of greater security threats.”
“The road ahead will not be simple or easy but the president is very committed down this road,” Tulshi Gabbard said. However she noted in her brief remarks that the ceasefire in Gaza remained “fragile.” She also acknowledged Iran remained a concern as the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said renewed movement has been detected recently at the country’s nuclear sites.
She described Washington’s past approach to foreign policy as “a one-size-fits-all approach of toppling regimes… and walking away with more enemies than allies.”
“President Trump understands that not everyone shares our exact values or our system of governance, and that’s okay,” U.S. national intelligence director said, adding that her remarks reflected a broader shift toward pursuing joint interests and “finding where our shared common ground exists.”
“America First is not about isolating ourselves,” said Gabbard. “As President Trump has shown, it’s about engaging in direct diplomacy, being willing to have conversations that others are not willing to have, and finding that path forward where our mutual sovereign interests are aligned.”
Gabbard’s comments come as Washington steps up its pressure campaign against Venezuela, with Trump recently saying that President Nicolás Maduro’s rule could be coming to an end.
