False. There's no standard by which Trump didn't "get us into any new wars" that doesn't also apply to Obama.
Both did drone strikes. Both added troops to some ongoing conflicts and withdrew some others. Both bombed regime targets in a new country but didn't invade (Libya, Syria) https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/1325060490914107393
Trump also generated greater confrontation with Iran by scrapping JCPOA without cause and bombed an Iran government target, Soleimani, the first military commander of a foreign state the US killed since WWII. In response, Iran bombed a US military target for the first time ever.
I've heard from various types of people that Trump is the first POTUS in a while not to start any new wars, or was more generally anti-war, and it's false. Some are lying, many are just misguided, but either way, it's wrong.
And yet, this inaccurate claim seems likely to persist.
Not all military actions are the same. Some forced by circumstances, some chosen. Some extensive, others quite limited. Important point.
Did Trump do something like invading and occupying Iraq? No. But neither did Obama, Clinton, HW Bush, or Reagan. https://twitter.com/jonathancristol/status/1325103404688035840
Yes, two of Trump's impacts on US military policy were (1) pardoning and celebrating war criminals, thereby encouraging worse behavior by US troops, and (2) loosening rules of engagement to be less concerned about civilian casualties.
Not exactly anti-war. https://twitter.com/benthamsghost/status/1325105002755526660
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