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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly warned Trump that Iran would likely disrupt the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. attack, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

Trump, 79, told his administration that he thought Iran would capitulate to the U.S. before it closed the Strait, adding that even if the Strait was threatened, the U.S. military could handle it.

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    16 hours ago

    Trump’s Humiliating War Miscalculation Exposed

    and Trump not going to Vietnam is a good thing: if only more Americans got out of going.

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      I don’t blame any one for avoiding that abomination of a war. Anyone who resisted it in any way was doing their patriotic duty.

      What I have a problem with, are those who avoided service themselves, only to grow up to launch wars to send the next generation to war.

      Chicken Hawks are the lowest form of politician.