The Hawks Got Their War--Now It's Trump's Problem

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Mar 1, 2026 Bulwark Takes

Sam Stein and Will Saletan watched the the Sunday shows and give their takes on the spin after the U.S. strikes on Iran, zeroing in on the mixed messaging from Republican lawmakers defending the action. From Lindsey Graham insisting it’s “not our job” to shape Iran’s future, to Ted Cruz struggling to define an imminent threat, the hawkish case for war raises more questions than it answers. They unpack the interventionists’ victory inside Trump world, the rejection of “you break it, you own it,” and the vague comparisons to a so-called Venezuela model that doesn’t seem to apply.

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1. Is John Bolton defecting again yet?

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2. "the crown prince " that graham is talking to is NOT MBS

he is talking about reza pahlavi iii the shah jr.