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Andrew J. Bacevich Los Angeles Times (TNS)

July 3, 2019

Trump’s reluctance to bomb foreign countries is a strength, not a sign of weakness

It took less than a week for informed opinion to settle the question: In ordering airstrikes against Iran on June 20 and then canceling that order at the last moment,

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