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Iran: Do we need or want a deal at this point?

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After both of our previous attempts failed largely because Iran has proven completely unable to stop firing missiles for no seemingly sane reason, it appears to be a good time to reconsider our options. Before we begin, I should come clean:  Throughout the conflict with Iran I have consistently advocated to make an even less… Continue reading Iran: Do we need or want a deal at this point?

The Iran deal isn’t perfect, but its detractors have no plan and there’s an old expression that something’s better than nothing

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Is the Memorandum of Understanding a staggering defeat as the critics suggest or a less than ideal path forward for a conflict that has been simmering for almost 50 years? To hear detractors tell it, President Donald Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran is nothing short of a humiliating defeat, an appeasement of if not… Continue reading The Iran deal isn’t perfect, but its detractors have no plan and there’s an old expression that something’s better than nothing