Bill Kristol

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Bill Kristol @BillKristol

5. Iran (cont'd) This obviously wouldn't stop the transition or even endanger it; but it would create an atmosphere of crisis and even chaos in which the second possibility--the Insurrection Act--might seem more doable. — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Iran (cont'd) But of course there's also the possibility of the Trump Administration using an Iranian provocation to launch an action that's way beyond proportionate, as well as the possibility of simply inventing a predicate for U.S. action. — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The Insurrection Act. As one former national security official put it to me, when you play out this scenario it's hard to see how it works--but even trying to invoke the Insurrection Act would create a full-blown constitutional and governmental crisis. — PolitiTweet.org

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