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Analysis: Trump risks walking into an Iraq-style trap in Iran


Donald Trump might never have been president but for an Iraq War backlash that shattered trust in establishment leaders.

So it’s ironic he may be emulating some of the rhetorical positions and strategic miscalculations that led President George W. Bush into disaster in the Middle East after 2003.

Trump has reportedly made no decision on whether to strike Iran. But his huge naval and air power buildup in the region is the biggest since the Iraq invasion that…



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