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- Voters rejected Trump’s Republican Party in the midterms, handing Democrats what the column calls a historic landslide and solid control of both the House and Senate.
- Vance is cited as acknowledging that the American people settled the debate over the war; the column says over 70% of voters blamed the Iran war and the U.S. relationship with Israel for out-of-control inflation.
- Trump is urged to end the war “today” and fire and replace four officials the author blames for obstructing an exit: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and chief of staff Susie Wiles.
- U.S. troops should withdraw from Persian Gulf bases and the naval blockade should be lifted; the column says Iran has already destroyed most of those bases and that the blockade gives Tehran both a target and a justification for aggression in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran would, in the column’s assessment, likely opt for diplomacy with Gulf neighbors to arrange tanker passage once the blockade is lifted; the proposal pairs that move with gradual sanctions relief on Iranian oil and natural gas to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
- Israel should be restrained during the troop withdrawal by removing significant components of air-defense assets, including American missile-defense batteries supplied to Israel, so its resources focus on defense rather than offense.
- Congress should remove Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act and Section 662 of the intelligence authorization act at Trump’s demand; Trump should also recall and fire Ambassador Mike Huckabee and his team over the author’s charge that they showed greater allegiance to Israel than the United States.
Why it matters: For Trump, the deadline is “today,” after over 70% of voters blamed the Iran war and the U.S.-Israel relationship for inflation. Lifting the blockade would deny Tehran its stated justification for Gulf aggression, while replacing four officials would put the president’s end-war order in the hands of appointees selected to enforce it.
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