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Why Vance Still Trumps Rubio

Ross Douthat · 25 Jul 2026

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  1. Because I think that the Iran war has been a folly and a snare, I have greatly preferred this version of the Vance vice presidency to the version that seemed subsumed into id-driven conservative politics.
  2. Rubio’s performance vis-à-vis Iran has often been a profile in evasion, letting other officials take risks to either own the war or seek a peace while he keeps his options open.

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