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With no friends left to burn, Trump is running out of diplomatic ammunition | Rafael Behr
Rafael Behr suggests that the Iran war has been a strategic disaster for the US, stating Donald Trump appears thwarted and impotent due to running out of diplomatic ammunition. The article notes that the US remains the richest and most heavily armed nation on Earth, while the current president enjoys power even greater than what the constitution allows.
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