Middle East

Trump, Iran, and Where ‘The Forever War’ Was Always Headed

REIGN OF TERROR

Trump says he hates endless wars, but the Soleimani hit writ large shows why he hasn’t ended them. He’s the ultimate expression of impulses that have consumed the U.S. since 9/11.

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