Geopolitical Economy Report 'Peace president' Trump has bombed 10 countries. Now he wants a $1.5 TRILLION military budget
Jan 28, 2026
A rundown of how Trump, while claiming to be a peacemaker, ordered bombings across ten countries and launched hundreds of strikes in 2025. A look at plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion and the potential debt and global spending implications. Discussion of a Venezuela attack, threats aimed at China and Russia, and domestic cuts framed as class warfare.
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Human Toll Of Post‑9/11 Wars
- Brown University researchers estimated at least 4.5 million deaths from post-9/11 U.S. wars between 2001–2019.
- Norton uses these figures to underscore the human cost of U.S. military interventions.
Venezuela Attack And Civilian Damage
- After the Venezuela strike, Norton recounts Washington's claim that no one died while reporting over 100 Venezuelan deaths.
- He details civilian targets hit, including medical supply centers and a scientific institute.
Renaming The Pentagon To Department Of War
- Norton highlights Trump's renaming of the Pentagon to the "Department of War" as blunt honesty about U.S. policy.
- He frames this move as emblematic of an administration openly embracing militarism.
