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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Adam Gallagher) - The Silver Lining of Trump’s Disastrous Iran War

Washington may be forced—finally—to retrench from the Middle East. The post The Silver Lining of Trump’s Disastrous Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The Silver Lining of Trump’s Disastrous Iran War Washington may be forced—finally—to retrench from the Middle East. By almost any measure, President Donald Trump’s war on Iran has been a catastrophic failure. Thousands of Iranian civilians and 13 American service members have been killed. Iran’s shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in the largest oil supply disruption in history. As fuel, food, and fertilizer prices rise , a potential global recession is in the offing. U.S. credibility with allies in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East has been severely damaged. The Pentagon recently reported the…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (W. James Antle III) - Trump’s Fair-Weather Fans Want Him to Destroy His Presidency

Lindsey Graham and company say toppling Iran is worth a political bloodbath. Is it? The post Trump’s Fair-Weather Fans Want Him to Destroy His Presidency appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Trump’s Fair-Weather Fans Want Him to Destroy His Presidency Lindsey Graham and company say toppling Iran is worth a political bloodbath. Is it? President Donald Trump clearly wants the Iran War to be over, if the Iranians will give him a face-saving way out. He is not yet ready to give any kind of face-saving way out to the Iranians. Should that basic dynamic change, allowing Trump to declare victory and come home, he will quickly learn that the people who cheerled him into this war will turn on him once he wants to end it. Their goals are maximalist. They seek regime change or as close to it as they can get.…Open