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Bewildered Republicans start revolt as Trump obsesses on Iran: 'Makes absolutely no sense'
When the Hawks Panic, You Know the Damage Is RealThe Source of PowerThe article’s central fact is not that some Republicans are suddenly developing a conscience. It is that Donald Trump, holding the White House and the machinery of war-making power, is escalating threats against Iran while his own party scrambles to contain the political blast radius. The people with actual leverage here are the president and his administration, not the lawmakers publicly wringing their hands after the fact.The Damage Is Already the MessageThe immediate issue is not just the threat to seize Kharg Island. It…
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