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strikeAug 12, 2026

Could toppling the Iranian regime be an October surprise?

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Americans are not known for their patience in long-term wars that include consistent casualty counts. That record includes the stalemates or outright defeats in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Afghanistan War, and the second Gulf War, which followed President George W. Bush’s order of the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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  • Hugh HewittBy Hugh Hewitt

    Americans are not known for their patience in long-term wars that include consistent casualty counts. That record includes the stalemates or outright defeats in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Afghanistan War, and the second Gulf War, which followed President George W. Bush’…

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