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Mark Taylor's avatar

Gabe, thanks for this clear overview of Trump's quick pivot after dropping the bunker busters. I appreciate your clear assessment of the daily situation in the Middle east.

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Abbey Kletz's avatar

Very informative. One of the clearest evaluations of the Trump mindset

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Prof Montage's avatar

Agree. Very good. Insightful

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Toby Epstein's avatar

When Trump gave his “victory” speech, the only part that caught my attention, was his thanking god for the victory, and blessing our troops. His speech when giving his “god talk” wasn’t clear and was labored. It was obvious that the word “god” didn’t come out of his mouth often and that it was extremely hard for him to get it out. He would have rather had everyone blessing him.

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Debbie Gerardi's avatar

So glad you're back and providing much-needed clarity, Gabe. Your reporting and analyses are second to none.

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Andrea Clark's avatar

Thanks for your balanced analysis

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Michael Bower's avatar

"wriggle" (out of it) Glad you followed with "For now." . . . and wriggle conjures images of..._________. Fill-in the blank :-)

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Rosemary Ford's avatar

After the Iran strike, I reread the 9/11 Commission report which, in great detail, describes the choices made about capturing (or killing) bin Laden before 9/11. What a different world if Clinton had taken the chance.

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Clyde R.'s avatar

So appreciated your intelligent, thoughtful analysis. The links were appropriate and interesting, too.

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Spectacular work, Gabe! Where did you get the info on Iranian TV after the Quatar bombing?

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