Donald Trump claimed that he was bringing US troops home from Syria, but the Pentagon says that those troops are actually headed over to Iraq. Trump has also said that he’s against the endless cycle of wars, yet he appears to be more than happy to continue them. Trump is not the anti-war politician that some people believed, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced