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Trump approval for Turkey’s attack on Syria’s Kurds was ‘waiting to happen,’ Western official says

Trump’s approval for Turkey to attack Kurdish-led fighters in Syria vindicated European allies' refusals to send new troops, a diplomat said

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Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria

US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border

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Quds Force: A center of gravity for Iranian insurgency

Targeting the IRGC Quds Force proxies and exploiting the regime's vulnerabilities at home should be part of any campaign against Iran, Ram Yavne argues

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Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure

President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure sent oil prices soaring

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US Senate fails to override Trump’s Saudi weapons sales veto

The US Senate failed to prevent $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after President Donald Trump vetoed resolutions blocking the deal

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USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President Donald Trump said

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US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales

The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president

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Why America’s limited conflicts become ‘forever wars’

Interview with Donald Stoker, Naval War College professor and author of "Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present"

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Germany rejects US request to deploy ground troops in Syria

Germany said had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request to ramp up its military involvement in the fight against ISIS

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In Congress, a long battle over Trump’s Iran and Saudi policies looms

A growing bipartisan alliance of progressive Democrats and libertarian-leaning conservatives is reasserting Congress's role in war

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