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The US military will go along with an Iran war because of institutional hubris from the 2003 Iraq victory.

Said May 22, 2024 in Geo-Strategy #6: America's Imperial Hubris @ 0:52

Timeline Resolved 21 months after he said it

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Verdict Came true

The US military carried out the June 2025 strikes and the 2026 air and naval war (Operation Epic Fury) without any institutional refusal. His stated cause, 'hubris' from the Iraq war, cannot be checked.

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I want to make the argument today that the military will go along with the war
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