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Nick Anderson
May 19, 2026
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President Trump would love to take a mulligan on this ill-conceived war in Iran, because he so obviously can’t find a way out of this mess. Instead, his Iran policy has fallen into a predictable rhythm now; a kind of call-and-response.

First comes the threat.

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