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  "textContent": "Wars often go wrong in unexpected ways. Even well-planned operations can be derailed by surprise events, equipment failures, bad weather, or bad luck. But the disaster that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on February 28 was not a surprise. War-gamed and red-teamed dozens of times over decades, the risks of the campaign […]\n\nThe post The Iran War and the Future of American Empire appeared first on The American Conservative.",
  "title": "The Iran War and the Future of American Empire"
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