Pape: US trying to ‘squeak out of strategic defeat’ after Iran

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Political scientist Robert Pape argued that the US is attempting to "squeak out" of the terms of a deal with Iran following a war he calls the "true bookend" to the idea that America cannot be defeated. This strategic defeat challenges Trump's self-image of invincibility and leaves Israel as an isolated nuclear garrison state, according to Pape.

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Political scientist Robert Pape argues the fallout of Iran war curbs US hubris and challenges Trump’s self-image.

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