Donald Trump says his country is “locked and loaded” for a confrontation with Iran. Before he wanders into the desert again, Andrew Bacevich writes that Trump would do well to remember how the United States got entangled in Iran: In 1987, an Iraqi warplane attacked an American Navy frigate, the
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Northern Reflections: An Overcompensating Bully
Chas Danner reports in New York Magazine that things are heating up in the Middle East: On Sunday, a rocket was fired into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone for the first time since late last year, landing less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy. No one was injured by the
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Canadians and Mexicans are wondering whether Donald Trump will tear up NAFTA. The rest of the world is wondering whether Trump will tear up the Iran nuclear deal. Roger Cohen writes: The president’s refusal to certify an accord his own defense secretary, James Mattis, says Iran is upholding, and is
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