War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible

The article adopts a libertarian-inflected critique of military escalation, using charged language like 'war hawks' and 'pointless threats' to frame hawkish foreign policy as counterproductive and face-saving rather than strategically sound. The framing centers Trump's decision-making as analogous to Nixon's failed escalation logic, prioritizing a skeptical take on credibility-through-force arguments. No expert sources or opposing hawkish perspectives appear to be included, limiting the 'both-sides' presentation.

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• This article does not address specific threat contexts or what strategic alternatives proponents of credibility-through-deterrence advocate
• This article does not provide detail on which officials or factions Reason characterizes as 'war hawks'