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Trump’s embrace of American strength
is forging alliances — and peace

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 7/10/2025 7:33:46 AM

President Donald Trump has often extolled the virtues of achieving peace through strength — and now he’s actually doing it. In the last few weeks, Trump has re-adopted the successful foreign policy of his first term to consolidate an alliance of pro-American democracies more powerful, and more united, than the burgeoning axis of evil sowing chaos across the globe. The results have already been superlative. Israel gained air superiority over Iran, and the United States used that advantage to execute a daring mission targeting Tehran’s sinister nuclear program. America’s NATO allies pledged to significantly increase their defense spending.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: kidsmom 7/10/2025 7:58:24 AM (No. 1975337)
Trump plays three-dimensional chess--economically, militarily and politically. He is a brilliant man and I'm so glad he's POTUS!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: bpl40 7/10/2025 11:57:10 AM (No. 1975460)
Were his earlier actions a passing phase or a deliberate head fake? From what I have seen PDT rarely does anything without a specific purpose. Watch his actions on tariff negotiations.
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