Russia invade Ukraine four years ago and has resulted in a bloody conflict that has bled both countries and scrambled global politics. Donald Trump campaigned in 2016 on a platform of ending America’s “forever wars” and in 2024, he and J.D. Vance said they were the “most pro-peace” campaign in history. We now know neither of those things are true as Trump attacked the Islamic Republic with Israel sparking a quickly escalating war that will last many years.
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In our latest, we talk about the recent history of forever wars and how Ukraine and Iran are the latest in these never ending conflicts.

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