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Mar 9, 2026

Professor WARNS U.S. Is Falling Into Dangerous War Trap

A war strategy professor warns the U.S. is falling into an “escalation trap” with Iran, but the Trump administration keeps pushing airstrikes and refusing to rule out troops on the ground, as Karoline Leavitt, JD Vance, and MAGA allies try to sell a conflict that looks more like the start of another endless Middle East war than the peace voters were promised.
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The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: March 9, 2026

Lindsey Graham appears on Fox News to cheerlead Trump’s latest Iran war push, brushing off billion-dollar price tags, rising oil costs, and Pentagon spending demands while critics warn the White House is treating the military like a personal power play instead of answering to Congress or the American public.
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A war strategy professor warns the U.S. is falling into an “escalation trap” with Iran, but the Trump administration keeps pushing airstrikes and refusing to rule out troops on the ground, as Karoline Leavitt, JD Vance, and MAGA allies try to sell a conflict that looks more like the start of another endless Middle East war than the peace voters were promised.
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Donald Trump tried to dismiss the Iran school bombing as propaganda, but new reporting from CNN, Reuters, and NBC keeps piling up evidence while Pete Hegseth and the administration scramble to explain why a strike hit a school and why the story keeps changing every time the cameras turn on.
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Jason Crow reacted to Trump admitting U.S. casualties in the Iran conflict could be higher, and the combat veteran didn’t hold back, blasting the White House on CNN for treating war like politics while soldiers pay the price and the real numbers stay hidden from the public.
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A former Trump supporter at a gas station rips his Trump-Vance sticker off his truck while staring at soaring gas prices, as the Iran conflict pushes costs higher and officials insist the pain is temporary, leaving voters face-to-face with the gap between the promises they heard and the reality they’re paying for.
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