“We are unstoppable as a military force,” Trump boasted before Iran shot down one U.S. plane and another crashed near the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability

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“We are unstoppable as a military force,” Trump boasted before Iran shot down one U.S. plane and another crashed near the Strait of Hormuz.
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By making Iran into a religious crusade, Trump’s spiritual advisers are making the war that much more difficult to end.
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