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On the recordMarch 8, 2026
There's just no way that Donald Trump is going to allow this country to get into a multi-year conflict with no clear end in sight and no clear objective. What is different about President Trump, and it's frankly different about both Republicans and Democrats of the past, is that he's not going to let his country go to war unless there's a clearly defined objective.
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J.D. Vance
Republican · Ohio

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Vance emphasizes Trump's approach to military conflict and objectives.

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