One month into the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a theocracy soaked with American blood, as well as the viscera of so many Middle Easterners, Europeans, and, indeed, Iranians, U.S. political and military officials have a lot on their plate. But it’s apparently important that we spare a moment or two to contemplate Vice President JD Vance’s internal torment as he executes with soldierly dedication orders with which he seems to disagree.

According to the sources in Vance’s orbit who gave Axios reporters Barak Ravid and Marc Caputo an earful, the VP “is ready to play his part ...

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