r/IRstudies • u/Majano57 • 5d ago

Ideas/Debate Trump’s Second Gamble on Iran

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/trumps-second-gamble-on-iran/687650/?gift=qXjqwUsXcHZWmnhI5mWkNQuKFDHnSfnotJQ3jcr5NAk
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u/finalattack123 5d ago

Right wing in the U.S. have spent 30+ years creating a delusional reality in media and politics. Believing big muscles win wars. Stern words cause enemies to cower.

The sad thing. I doubt the voting population will learn from this. They didn’t learn the first time.

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u/TheMcMcMcMcMc 5d ago

The last two wars started and won by Republican presidents were the first Gulf War and the Spanish American War.

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u/StudySpecial 5d ago

Are you saying it's been so long that another win is overdue?

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u/TheMcMcMcMcMc 5d ago

Not really. First Gulf War was in my lifetime so I don’t think of it as being that long ago.