He wants the war to be over, but without paying any cost—military, economic, or political.

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Normally, I worry that events may overtake a column. But not so with the Iran war.

I don’t worry about running afoul of a headline or Truth Social post from the president because what is said about the situation is no longer very relevant to the reality.