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Leash Vance, unleash Israel: Trump’s only path to victory in Iran

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By John O’Connor Verified
| Washington Examiner Verified
Common sense tells us that the enemy of our enemy is our friend, and as well the converse: the friend of our enemy is our enemy. In dealing with Iran, especially regarding the Strait of Hormuz, abiding by these simple truths would largely solve America’s issues and restore political viability to the conflict.
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DJ Carter Baldwin tunes up CarMax Park, across lot from where dad ran R-Braves

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By John O’Connor Verified
| The Free Lance-Star Verified
The resident DJ for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Carter Baldwin, feels quite comfortable at a ballpark. That makes sense since he is the son of Bruce Baldwin, the general manager of the Triple-A Richmond Braves from 1987-2008. kAmr2CE6C q2=5H:?’D 49:=59@@5 :?4=F565 D62D@?2= 8@@5 G:36D 2E %96 s:2>@?5[ 2?5 ?@H 96 96=AD 4C62E6 E9@D6 :?
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Trump’s gift to Iran that keeps on giving — his name is JD Vance

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By John O’Connor Verified
| Washington Examiner Verified
President Donald Trump grew up in Queens and likely observes the street credo, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” In the ceasefire memorandum of understanding, Trump was clearly fooled once by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which played his vice president like an Iranian flute. Will Trump allow himself to be fooled again? The reality of Islamic jihad, waged where Islam does not reign, for 1,400 years, did not seem to enter into the vice president’s thinking.
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