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Putting American troops on Kharg Island will provoke a mission creep that would likely extend to the mainland. Former Army Maj. Harrison_j_mann explains. responsiblestatecraft.org/kharg-island-i…

Our poll also revealed significant concerns among Trump voters about the expanding war effort. A majority of Trump voters oppose US boots on the ground in Iran.

Vast number of Trump voters want him to declare victory and get out A new Quincy Institute/American Conservative poll showing cracks in MAGA support and no interest in boots on the ground Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Painting Iran as a rogue nation sponsoring terrorist attacks in the US backyard bolstered arguments in favor of the US and Israel pursuing its aggressive agenda against constraining Iran in the Middle East. responsiblestatecraft.org/hezbollah-lati…

NEW @MollyONealATx & Ted Snider: In addition to its war, Ukraine is struggling with corruption, democracy, and the protection of cultural, linguistic and religious protection of its ethnic minorities. This, too, is hurting its EU accession. responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-europe/

NEW @sarahleah1 : Israel suddenly wants the international community to join in its outrage over Iran's use of cluster munitions and bombing civilian infrastructure? Do we look this stupid? responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-iran-bo…

NEW Mike Mochizuki @ElliottSchoolGW : There was a WH dinner but no press conference, which benefited both #Takaichi and Trump, both of whom did not want to express any discord. responsiblestatecraft.org/sanae-takaichi…

"It was bad enough that we surpassed the $1 trillion dollar mark; now [for the Trump administration] to come before us asking for a supplemental or to increase the military budget makes no sense" --@RepChuyGarcia responsiblestatecraft.org/dems-iran/

.@blaise_malley : Gabbard refused to disavow Kent’s letter, which rejected that Iran posed an imminent threat to the US, instead repeating a variation of statements she made on social media and before the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this week. responsiblestatecraft.org/tulsi-gabbard-…

Russia's no longer standing in the way, so how long will it actually take Ukraine to get into the EU? responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-europe/

Crazy calls for Trump to put American troops on Kharg Island are coming from the usual suspects. @Harrison_J_Mann walks us through what that might look like. responsiblestatecraft.org/kharg-island-i…

Shopworn claims of Iran and Hezbollah presence in Latin America are resurfacing in the current conflict with Iran. @mikelasusa breaks down this long 'history' responsiblestatecraft.org/hezbollah-lati…

NEW: Why are these EU states gumming up Ukraine's entrance into the EU? @MollyONealATx & Ted Snider today responsiblestatecraft.org/ukraine-europe/

NEW Israel spent the last decades/years/months launching cluster bombs at Lebanon, killing women and children in Gaza. Now they want human rights orgs to go after Iran for breaking international law? @sarahleah1 is exasperated. responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-iran-bo…

Neither side really got what they wanted but that doesn't mean the Takaichi-Trump summit was a total loss yesterday, writes Mike Mochizuki @ElliottSchoolGW responsiblestatecraft.org/sanae-takaichi…

Admin officials keep (trying to) distance US from Israel responsiblestatecraft.org/tulsi-gabbard-…

Larijani's assassination was a turning point as Israel is clearly taking out Trump's face-saving exit ramps. @tparsi responsiblestatecraft.org/ali-larijani-i…

Trump should never have listened to Netanyahu in the first place responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-end-war-…

Gabbard avoided directly answering questions about whether she stood by statements she made as a member of Congress responsiblestatecraft.org/tulsi-gabbard-…

“I oppose any supplemental at this juncture — until we have a full explanation in terms of what justifies this war." @RepChuyGarcia responsiblestatecraft.org/dems-iran/