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Worse Than Obama’s Red-Line Moment

Trump has now shown himself just as willing as President Obama to make empty threats that damage American credibility.
Source: Reuters

President Donald Trump reversed himself, calling off the attack against Iran already under way to retaliate against the destruction of a U.S. drone operating in international airspace. Having warned, “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” but then balking when his bluff was called, Trump has now shown himself just as willing as President Barack Obama was to make empty threats that damage American credibility.

Trump has actually done much worse than Obama did with his two tankers in international waters. And he public, factual reports made by the military command.

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