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littlemissmartypants

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Fri May 1, 2026, 06:36 PM May 1

ICYMI: Trump, Hegseth, and a "Holy War?" Religion's Role in the Iran War



Amid stalled negotiations to end the war in Iran, the United States has yet to give an entirely clear rationale for starting the conflict in the first place. Writer Peter Wehner argues that the Trump administration is invoking Christian scripture as a moral justification for the violence. Wehner joins Michel Martin to discuss.

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ICYMI: Trump, Hegseth, and a "Holy War?" Religion's Role in the Iran War (Original Post) littlemissmartypants May 1 OP
Holy as in "Holy shit, how did these two fuckwits reach those levers of power???" Blue Owl May 1 #1

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