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May 20, 2026
Contributor: The Navy's inexcusable accommodation of Kash Patel
The military is not a concierge service for powerful public officials.
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May 7, 2026
Contributor: Trump's blockade is an act of war, not the end of war
The only thing more dangerous than the president's actions against Iran is Congress' silence.
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April 29, 2026
Contributor: The U.S. is still killing people at sea. It must explain why.
Without legal justification the ongoing boat strikes are not normal, not constitutional and not something a free nation can simply get used to.
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April 21, 2026
America is already diminished by this war
Among the United States' greatest losses is its legitimacy on the world stage.
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April 7, 2026
Contributor: Trump isn't ready to accept his strategic failures in Iran
The president's justifications have shifted repeatedly, and claims of victory have grown theatrical as the results have grown less convincing.
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March 23, 2026
Contributor: The Strait of Hormuz shows us the biggest flaw in America's Iran war strategy
The most obvious strategic move following strikes in Iran has become a central problem for the United States.
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March 17, 2026
Contributor: Hegseth has no place as the voice of American war
A serious military does not celebrate destruction as proof of strength. And it does not treat the rules that govern force as optional.
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March 10, 2026
Contributor: The U.S. and Israel don't agree on what victory in Iran looks like
Pushing strategic decisions down the road means the ending will be imposed by fatigue, fracture or crisis rather than choice.
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March 2, 2026
Contributor: It's not clear what this war in Iran is actually meant to achieve
The president's weekend address following initial strikes in Iran offered forceful nationalist rhetoric but little actual clarity of purpose or strategy.
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February 26, 2026
Contributor: Don't mistake military escalation in Iran for an actual strategy
What is imagined as calibrated pressure in Washington could easily be perceived as an existential threat in Tehran.
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