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General McChrystal on the Myths That Seduced Trump in Iran
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2:50Now PlayingTrump may have been “seduced” by the idea of an easy victory in Iran, retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal warns on “The Opinions.” McChrystal argues that surgical raids and air campaigns often fail because they can’t account for the power of historical grievances or a population’s “extraordinary capacity to be bombed.”
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