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A White House official insisted that the Iran campaign \u201cwill conclude when the commander-in-chief determines that our objectives are met\u201d and that Trump had laid out explicit goals.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One Month Into Iran War, Only Hard Choices For Trump \u2014 Huffington Post<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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With global energy prices up and his job approval ratings down, Donald Trump faces stark choices after a month of war against Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

JUST SAYING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BY RAUL HERNANDEZ<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a hard truth people keep dancing around: you cannot reason with a criminal con man who thinks he\u2019s smarter than the generals.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t strategy\u2014it\u2019s desperation.<\/strong> And desperation, left unchecked, curdles into something far worse. You can see it forming now. The erratic calls. The reckless posture. The growing detachment from reality.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"manSoon, he\u2019ll give the order. And his obedient enabler, Pete Hegseth, will carry it out\u2014troops unloaded onto hostile ground with no clear mission, no defined objective, and no exit plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then the body bags come home.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dozens. Maybe hundreds.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Not for victory. Not for defense. But for ego and chaos.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the outrage hits\u2014not the performative kind, but the kind that shakes the ground. The moment the country realizes this isn\u2019t miscalculation\u2014it\u2019s collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s when the clock runs out on Donald Trump, Hegseth,<\/strong> and the entire circus orbiting the White House.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The same Republican lawmakers who bowed, praised, and protected will suddenly rediscover their voices\u2014poll numbers in hand<\/strong>, pretending they didn\u2019t help light the fuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch what happens next: panic behind closed doors.<\/strong> Whispered conversations about the 25th Amendment. A scramble to pull power back before the damage turns irreversible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because at some point, <\/strong>even they will understand the real danger\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

not politics,<\/span><\/p>\n

not optics,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014but a man they no longer trust holding the nuclear codes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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