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I Might Be Wrong

You Go to War With the President You Have

YOU do. I don't.

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Jeff Maurer
Jun 19, 2026
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Iran hawks have reacted in two ways as the terms of our MOU with Iran have come to light:

  1. Silent horror;

  2. Not-so-silent horror.

Surely the funniest entry in the second genre is Isaac Chotiner’s interview with right-wing Israeli media personality Shimon Riklin. The interview basically became a Sacha Baron Cohen bit, in that the interviewee had no idea that he was part of a comedy piece. Here are some selections (Chotiner is in bold, Riklin is in regular text):

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