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July 19, 2026
Good morning! Today is Sunday, July 19th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Two American soldiers were killed and one is missing after Iran struck a Jordanian air base, marking the first U.S. combat deaths since hostilities resumed, as Tehran suspends the Islamabad memorandum and strikes spread across the region. Jude Russo offers a pointed historical parable about a leader who attacked Iran expecting easy victory, only to find himself mired in indecisive war, civilian devastation, and eventual ruin—revealing at the end that his subject is Saddam Hussein. Ben…
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