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Their vulnerability has been indisputably demonstrated and their usefulness has been shown to be incorrect. Also today: Trump flying high in his political endorsements \u2013 will that carry over to a GOP win in November&#8217;s midterms?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-w16TpelmTw?si=7CGou1nHijx1kPtD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Reprinted from <a href=\"http:\/\/ronpaulinstitute.org\/\">The Ron Paul Institute for Peace &amp; Prosperity<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today\u2019s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump&#8217;s war of choice on Iran has been an unmitigated disaster. However for those of us opposed to the global US military empire the silver lining is that a US return to its military bases throughout the Middle East is extremely doubtful. 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