Why President Trump really should be the world's policeman

America's military dominance has, despite all its flaws, produced an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Like him or not, the president must continue that tradition.

President Trump.
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Last week, President Trump decided to fire missiles at Syria over its use of chemical weapons in rebel-held areas. This was almost inarguably the right decision.

And yet, many people are arguing the contrary, like my colleagues Michael Brendan Dougherty and Damon Linker. While we are told, not wrongly, that there is a Washington policy consensus that wants to solve every problem with war, there is also a Washington commentariat consensus that military action in the Middle East is always bad.

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.