Trump's Iran blunder: the biggest loss in a generation
Thirteen American service members are dead. Tens of billions of dollars are gone. The Iranian regime is still standing — and now it's stronger, richer, and emboldened. This is what Paul Rieckhoff calls the biggest strategic loss in a generation, and Putin, Beijing, and Pyongyang are all taking notes. Next stop on the crazy train: Cuba.
Paul Rieckhoff and journalist David Rhode rip into the wreckage of Trump's Iran operation — a campaign sold as an existential fight…
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