United States Politics and Government – Page 20 – War Watch

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How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran
ByAmanda Taub March 7, 2026

Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

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How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran
ByAmanda Taub March 7, 2026

Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

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State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs
ByEdward Wong March 7, 2026March 7, 2026

The sale had been under informal review in Congress, but the State Department declared an emergency because of the war in Iran.

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Trump Maintains That U.S. Has Ample Weapons as Iran War Depletes Stocks
ByAnton Troianovski, Farah Stockman and Catie Edmondson March 7, 2026

After meeting with defense contractors at the White House, President Trump said the companies were all committed to increasing production.

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Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender’
ByNeil Vigdor March 7, 2026

President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals.

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Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again
ByDavid E. Sanger March 6, 2026March 7, 2026

President Trump laid out yet another, more ambitious goal of U.S. military action, one that could extend the war.

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With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public’s Support
ByPeter Baker March 6, 2026March 7, 2026

In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.

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House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran
ByRobert Jimison March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.

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Trump Says He Should Have Role in Choosing Iran’s Next Leader
ByDavid E. Sanger March 5, 2026March 6, 2026

The president’s comments were the most detailed he has been about his vision of a U.S. role in creating a new government in Tehran.

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Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens
ByAnnie Karni March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Mission? Hostilities? Don’t call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.

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