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Why Trump’s erratic approach to the Iran war is guaranteed to fail

Why Trump’s erratic approach to the Iran war is guaranteed to fail
10.08.2026 8

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What’s tucked inside the Senate’s Russia sanctions bill

31.07.2026 30

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Marco Rubio wants to defend America — from largely imaginary threats

27.07.2026 10

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Zelensky erred. Ukrainians showed how a civil society works.

20.07.2026 40

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How to interpret Trump’s head-spinning pivots on Iran and Russia

13.07.2026 20

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After 50 years as an American, here’s what I have

06.07.2026 20

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Pete Hegseth’s purges claim one of the military’s superstars

29.06.2026 20

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Trump’s deal with Iran is awful. But what’s the alternative?

19.06.2026 30

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I was wrong about the Knicks, and I’m giddy with joy

14.06.2026 20

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Trump struggles to end an Iran war he never should have started

08.06.2026 80

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Trump is taking a wrecking ball to U.S. alliances around the world

01.06.2026 40

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Netanyahu’s effort to remake the Middle East is backfiring

25.05.2026 60

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What armchair generals get wrong about Iran

18.05.2026 40

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What a former CIA analyst reveals about a potential China fight

11.05.2026 200

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The Trump administration ramps up its lawlessness on the seas

04.05.2026 40

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The Trump-class battleships are a waste of time and money

27.04.2026 70

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Trump says Cuba will be ‘next.’ Here’s what he doesn’t get.

20.04.2026 50

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Orban’s defeat shows the Achilles’ heel of populist power

13.04.2026 40

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The Iran ceasefire was a TACO Tuesday, and thank goodness

08.04.2026 30

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Hegseth’s firing of a top general is the latest sign of Pentagon turmoil

03.04.2026 40

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Ukraine’s drone army has done the incredible

30.03.2026 100

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Don’t blame Trump’s stupid war on Israel

23.03.2026 60

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The U.S. military’s greatest weakness in Iran is one it can’t fix

16.03.2026 90

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There are two winners in Iran. Neither one is America.

09.03.2026 70

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Trump’s mini-me ambassadors are insulting and alienating U.S. allies

06.03.2026 60

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There is no reason to think this war with Iran is necessary

28.02.2026 70

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The U.S. is sleepwalking into war with Iran. Trump won’t explain why.

23.02.2026 450

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Even far-right foreign leaders are getting sick of Trump’s meddling

16.02.2026 250

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Trump’s alleged fear of the ICC reflects the company he’s in

10.02.2026 80

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America is alienating what could become a superpower

03.02.2026 100

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Trump’s Board of Peace is already floundering

27.01.2026 250

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Trump is addicted to military force. Congress knows what is missing.

20.01.2026 100

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Trump was an imperialist all along

13.01.2026 150

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Trump claims the U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela. What’s the plan?

04.01.2026 150

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Putin was the missing man at Mar-a-Lago

30.12.2025 80

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Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat

23.12.2025 100

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Seizing Venezuelan oil tankers could backfire on Trump

16.12.2025 70

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Trump is sending a clear message to the free world

09.12.2025 250

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No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders

02.12.2025 50

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America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.

26.11.2025 40

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Ukraine needs Russia’s frozen $200 billion immediately, Europe

23.11.2025 50

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I’m a huge sports fan. Gambling, especially prop bets, is ruining the fun.

17.11.2025 50

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Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation

11.11.2025 40

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The Cheney Effect

06.11.2025 50

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The Cheney Effect

05.11.2025 50

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Why is Trump politicizing the military? Ask the fired generals.

04.11.2025 40

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Trump is circling Maduro. This points to a dark history.

28.10.2025 40

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Trump keeps getting played by Putin. Will Budapest be different?

21.10.2025 40

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The Dilemma of Duty Under Trump

What His Assault on the U.S. Military Means for America

15.10.2025 70

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Why the Gaza ceasefire won’t lead to lasting peace

14.10.2025 50

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