Saving the World is Not America’s Responsibility

President Trump should ignore the foreign policy Blob ’ and act with restraint on the international stage, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: Fixing the world proved to be well beyond Washington ’s capability.

He says the U.S. should focus on protecting its people, not warring the world.

Frida Ghitis : The U.S. and European allies have been fighting a proxy war-plus, helping Ukraine kill thousands of Russians .

Ghitis says the United States has shaped its policy to protect the interests of Saudi Arabia and Israel rather than America .

The purpose of allies should not be to help protect America , she says, not to act as welfare queens.

Since the end of the Cold War the U.S. has been the most militaristic and aggressive of nations, writes Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: The lust for power and war has energized the infamous foreign policy Blob centered in Washington .

Trump should chart another course, ending threats against Iran , attacks on Yemen , and backing for Israel ’s depredations.