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The Bomb as a Bargaining Chip: A Dangerous Erosion of American Statecraft

President Donald Trump stated the U.S. will return to bombing Iran if he dislikes a pending memorandum of understanding regarding the Middle East conflict and Iran's nuclear program. Such a cavalier threat of military force to unilaterally scuttle diplomacy is a shocking betrayal of the constitutional restraint and global leadership that once defined American foreign policy.