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Trump is 'trapped' on Iran. This is what will happen next | Robert Pape
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26:52Now PlayingOn this edition of the Trump Report, Fergus Macphee is joined by Professor Robert Pape from the University of Chicago, and arguably one of the foremost experts on the war in Iran. He has advised every US President since 9/11 and modelled what a conflict with the country could look like for over 20 years. He says Donald Trump is now caught in what he calls 'the escalation trap' - one which is difficult to get out of.
You can find a link to Robert's Substack, The Escalation Trap here
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