NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - America at 250
The truth worth celebrating this summer is that our country is still being made.
BITCHUTE - Last great nation-building project still standing (and Bill Clinton legacy) imploding in real time
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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (W. James Antle III) - Iran Will Be Shorter Than Iraq. Will It Be Better?
Trump’s political improvisation is facing its hardest test so far. The post Iran Will Be Shorter Than Iraq. Will It Be Better? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Iran Will Be Shorter Than Iraq. Will It Be Better? Trump’s political improvisation is facing its hardest test so far. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump was irritated when a reporter pointed out we have been at war with Iran for longer than the originally promised four to six weeks. He noted this was still a much briefer military adventure than various past wars and even accidentally invoked an enduring gag from the 1990s sitcom Friends. “I took a break,” Trump said in the Oval Office, presumably referring to the ceasefire that remains in effect at this writing. …Open
THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - ‘This Is Not 2003’: Hegseth Promises Iran War Will Not Turn Into Nation-Building
Both Caine and Hegseth suggested the U.S. would probably help oil vessels safely through the Strait of Hormuz if the need arose.