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Trump, who presents himself as bringing peace to the world ... launched a war based on questionable rationale in a conflict-ridden region.
0Trump and his advisers have repeatedly insisted that the U.S. president can pretty much do whatever he wants and that the pesky Congress need only be consulted rarely.
0Trump’s style emphasizes leverage, public humiliation and deadlines, and visible strength.
0For President Trump,...this war is an attempt to divert the attention and build on his campaign for the midterm election later this year.
0Washington has demonstrated beyond any doubt that its rift with Europe is irreversible, by deliberately choosing to go to war against Iran without consulting its European allies.
0The conclusion is that the war will likely continue for several weeks.
0The prospect of strife in Iran in which groups are pitted against one another and forces emerge which weaken central authority will have grave consequences for the region.
0The trajectory is clear: Jakarta is tilting toward Washington at a cost many fear will be borne by ordinary Indonesians.
0Military power is just a necessity for enjoying the blessings of oil.
0The U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos.
The U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control.
The Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests.
The U.S. president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself created.
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