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Jiang reads Trump's 'we are winning' and 'Stone Age' rhetoric as evidence that the United States is not actually winning the Iran war.
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Jiang reads Trump's 'we are winning' and 'Stone Age' rhetoric as evidence that the United States is not actually winning the Iran war.
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Antony imitates Caesar's unfinished Parthian ambition to prove himself, but the mismatch between Roman infantry and Parthian/Persian cavalry leads to defeat and personal collapse.
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"Our economy is strong and improving by the day, and it will soon be roaring back like never before. It will top the levels..."
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"Okay, so he's basically saying that we're winning this war and we will bomb them to the Stone Ages, which tells us he's actually..."
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"Does that make sense? So, this explains his enemies. How about Mark Anthony? Okay. So, Mark Anthony had a different problem. Mark Anthony loved..."
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"And Roman generals failed to make inroads against Parthia. And in fact, Julius Caesar, he wanted to basically end his life by invading Parthia...."
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central reversal: if Trump's goal is to preserve the old American empire, the Iran war looks insane.
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Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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