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Presidents and Their Military Decisions

Presidents and Their Military Decisions
Circa 1782: George Washington (1732-1799) with a wounded soldier at Valley Forge camp where he kept his troops during winter because it enabled him to protect Congress, at York in Pennsylvania, from British attack. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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When President Donald Trump authorized the strategic strike against Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani there was an uproar of praise and worry stemming from the same people: Americans.

Dustin Bass
Dustin Bass
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Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the “American Tales” podcast and cofounder of “The Sons of History.” He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
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