On Iran, Trump dodges a bullet for now by AndrewRomano
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But that idea was dubious. For every Franklin D. Roosevelt circa 1944 or George W. Bush circa 2002 , there’s been a Lyndon B. Johnson circa 1968 or George W. Bush circa 2008 .
But barring further direct, immediate Iranian attacks, the short-term politics seem to be much better for Trump than war would have been. Even before the president’s Wednesday White House address, his reelection campaign was fundraising off the Soleimani killing with email blasts and Facebook ads. Haley’s remark is patently false. As Politifact put it, “the five Democrats who have qualified so far for the Jan.
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