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12 Jun, 2026

Destroy and Deal Doctrine

March 14, 2026 Buck Banks

As Trump & Co. press their war on Iran with relentless zeal,
Trump finds Marco Rubio’s “power free of principle” has appeal.
Rubio is taking his brand of neoconservatism,
And merging it with Trump’s transactionalism,
Creating regime compliance — not change — a “doctrine of destroy and deal.”

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Destroy and Deal Doctrine

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no air defenses. Their leadership is fractured. They have hyperinflation, their currency is worthless, and they’re having trouble making payroll… I guess other than that, they’re doing well.”

— Secretary of State Marco Rubio, quoted by the New York Post, on Iran.

— Sebastian Smee

“This is a gem sitting there. I think the Democrats … have been episodic in touching it, rather than front and center. Corruption as part of the affordability narrative is more chess, where affordability alone is more checkers.”

— Rahm Emanuel told Semafor that Democrats “should sharpen their arguments about President Donald Trump’s self-dealing while in office — by hitching them to affordability-focused messaging.”

Numerati

61%

54%

59%

A new Pew Research survey finds 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead.

3.8%

56%