{"id":4738,"date":"2026-03-10T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebulletinjournal.com\/?p=4738"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:39:58","slug":"scarborough-warns-us-could-get-drunk-on-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebulletinjournal.com\/?p=4738","title":{"rendered":"Scarborough Warns US Could Get \u201cDrunk on Power\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Joe Scarborough<\/strong> warned that the United States risks becoming \u201cdrunk on power\u201d as some senior Republicans publicly float the idea of expanding military action to another foreign target. Speaking Monday on <em>Morning Joe<\/em>, the host criticized what he described as an escalating appetite for intervention following recent conflicts involving <strong>Venezuela<\/strong> and <strong>Iran<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scarborough framed the momentum as a dangerous pattern, saying talk of adding <strong>Cuba<\/strong> to a list of targets would be a \u201crecipe for disaster.\u201d He argued that history shows US military adventurism tends to produce unintended consequences and prolonged entanglements, rather than quick victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criticism Focuses on \u201cMarching Through the World\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the segment, Scarborough played a clip of <strong>Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/strong> suggesting Cuba could be next. Scarborough said the senator\u2019s posture reflected the kind of trigger happy thinking that, in his view, traditional conservatives have long resisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He rejected the idea that the United States should see itself as responsible for exporting democracy everywhere, calling that approach unrealistic and repeatedly unsuccessful. Scarborough said the lesson of past conflicts is that the US is strongest when it avoids unnecessary escalation and acts with restraint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restraint, Not Jingoism, Is \u201cStrength\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scarborough stressed that there are moments when military action is unavoidable, but warned against what he described as a broader culture of militarism. He said framing foreign policy as a series of invasions, aimed at toppling multiple adversaries, is a trap that has consistently ended badly for the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are times we have to send our troops to war,\u201d he said, while adding that being \u201cdrunk on militarism\u201d has historically led to disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comments Follow New Signals From Trump<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarks came after <strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> said over the weekend that he would \u201ctake care of Cuba\u201d while meeting with a coalition of Latin American leaders at his golf club in <strong>Doral, Florida<\/strong>, according to the segment\u2019s discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scarborough warned that loose talk about widening conflicts can quickly reshape expectations inside Washington and abroad, raising the risk of escalation even when clear objectives and public support are lacking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Scarborough warned that the United States risks becoming \u201cdrunk on power\u201d as some senior Republicans publicly float the idea of expanding military action to another foreign target. 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