Tulsi Gabbard: America’s Endless Cycle Of Regime Change Abroad Is A Failure

India-West News Desk

WASHINGTON, DC — US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, sharply criticized decades of U.S. foreign policy during her remarks at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on October 28, highlighting the shift under President Donald Trump away from “regime change or nation building.”

Addressing officials at the annual security summit organized by the International Institute for Security Studies, Gabbard described America’s previous approach to foreign conflicts as a “one-size-fits-all” strategy that often backfired. “For decades, our foreign policy has been trapped in a counterproductive and endless cycle of regime change or nation building,” she said, warning that such interventions frequently left the U.S. with more enemies than allies, reported AP.

Gabbard emphasized the human and financial costs of this approach. “The results: Trillions spent, countless lives lost, and, in many cases, the creation of greater security threats,” she said, framing the issue as one that transcends partisan politics and echoes broader concerns voiced by Trump during his Middle East trip earlier this year, said AP.

While Gabbard’s critique focused on longstanding U.S. interventions abroad, she did not address Trump’s ongoing military maneuvers, including warship deployments near South America, strikes against alleged drug operations, or CIA-directed covert actions targeting Venezuela, AP said. She did, however, caution that the ceasefire in Gaza remained “fragile,” highlighting continuing challenges in the region.