The president’s barrage of pronouncements on foreign policy mean his Cabinet members’ statements on foreign policy have become more reliable indicators of administration positions.

European leaders are learning they cannot rely on Washington, and that the US will act against their interests and at their economic expense.

Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.

Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’ power over military engagements. That’s nothing new.