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May 17, 2019

Trump Officials Reportedly Clash Over U.S. Sabre-Rattling With Iran
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The Guardian is reporting that a top Iranian general recently met with
Iraqi militias in Baghdad and told them to "prepare for proxy war" with
the United States. The push by the leader of Iran's Quds force came as
the Pentagon reportedly drew up a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops
to the Middle East if President Trump decides to take military action
against Iran. This comes as the New York Times reports President Trump
has clashed with his cabinet and advisers in recent days over whether to
attack Iran. The Times cited an unnamed Trump official who said Trump
poked fun at his national security adviser John Bolton in a recent
meeting with the words: "If it was up to John, we'd be in four wars
now."


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