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Trump’s looming defeat in Iran is a personal and political crisis | Robert Reich

Trump’s ego cannot accept a humiliating loss, and we are already seeing the effects of his failure playing out We are witnessing what happens to a person who is consumed with the need to dominate, but cannot. Iran is unlikely to give in. It can withstand the economic pressure of a blockade better than Donald Trump can withstand the political pressure that comes with rising gas prices (now nearly $4.50 a gallon, on average), soon followed by rising food prices. Continue reading...

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Trump’s ego cannot accept a humiliating loss, and we are already seeing the effects of his failure playing out We are witnessing what happens to a person who is consumed with the need to dominate, but cannot. Iran is unlikely to give in. It can withstand the economic pressure of a blockade better than Donald Trump can withstand the political pressure that comes with rising gas prices (now nearly $4.50 a gallon, on average), soon followed by rising food prices. Continue reading…

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