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Trump to Iran: Deal or Die
Trump spoke at the UN General Assembly on the Iran war and US foreign policy with a clear message to the Iranian government: Make a deal or "I'll annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly." A not so subtle threat to use nuclear weapons.
Trump also bragged about stealing Venezuelan oil reserves.
Domestic and international reactions were immediate: this is a breakdown of the international rules-based order the US constructed after World War I. French President Macron: it's a return to the "law of the jungle."
Scott and I briefly discuss the history of the international order, how this…
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