Launching a War on Iran Was No Act of Courage

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Tags: Politics, War and Foreign Policy

03/11/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

As recent history shows, there are few things more courageous for a president to do than face down the ever-accelerating, wealth-draining, conflict-amplifying warfare state in DC. Trump has decided to go in the opposite direction.

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