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Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines the war of choice that President Trump has initiated with Iran.
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President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
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President Trump has become increasingly willing to assert American power overseas, a decade after propelling himself to the highest office by promising to focus on "America first."
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There was no immediate threat from Iran. But the president saw a chance to push a weakened government over the edge, and is betting he can spark a popular uprising.
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(First column, 5th story, link)
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President Trump's ambiguous appeal comes after he undermined U.S.-funded media outlets that normally would have helped the administration reach people inside the country.
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The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.
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Republicans appeared eager to press the former president. Democrats said they hoped to use his appearance as precedent to demand that President Trump also answer questions.
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