The Donald’s case is no different. Now that he can, he will, and to hell with the consequences–which are terrible suffering for the Iranian people, whose great misfortune is to live where American and ...

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If the war in Iran ends with every objective achieved — and it won’t — Israel may still come to regret its victory. The ...