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QiOSK

How the weapons industry pushed Trump toward war with Iran

The president watched a lot of Fox News, which was dominated by defense contractor voices advocating US strikes

Trump Netanyahu
Military Industrial Complex

Polls: Americans don't support Trump's war on Iran

The president tapped into mass distrust of the Military Industrial Complex to win re-election, which remains true in recent surveys

Chris Murphy
QiOSK

US senator: 'War industry' quiets Dems on Iran

Chris Murphy: ‘There's a lot of people who make money off of war’

US Navy Taiwan Strait
Military Industrial Complex

Despite setbacks, trends still point to US foreign policy restraint

Even with the greenlight for Israel's attacks, we won't be able to afford new costly entanglements — or want them

general Michael Kurilla Israel
Middle East

Is Israel's favorite US general helping to push us into war?

Some question the timing of the attacks, pegged before CENTCOM Commander Michael Kurilla's summer retirement