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It's no longer acceptable for lawmakers in Washington who earn a six-figure salary from taxpayers to hide behind their desks when it comes time to take a hard vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Rand Paul valiantly pushes for Congress to hold itself accountable

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In this Aug. 10, 2017, file photo, a man watches a television screen showing President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at a train station in Seoul, South Korea. Trump's recent trip to Asia and his designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, unfortunately, reveal either an inability or disinclination to conduct foreign policy in this manner. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
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On North Korea, deterrence and containment is Trump’s only option

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People fill the square of the main railway station to watch a televised news broadcast of the test-fire of an inter-continental ballistic rocket Hwasong-12, Wednesday, August 30, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
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Trump’s terrible options on North Korea

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Terrorists will still be able to conduct the kinds of attacks we saw in Barcelona last week regardless of what Afghanistan's political system looks like. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Trump’s options in Afghanistan

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Add all of this up, and one can only arrive at a clear conclusion: Low-grade, inexpensive, mindless terrorism with cars, knives, and guns will continue as long as cars, knives, and guns are available. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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After terrorist attacks similar to Barcelona, stay calm

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Pretty much everybody following North Korea's nuclear activity over the last year knew that at some point in time, Kim Jong Un's regime would finally master the technology needed to pair a nuclear bomb with an intercontinental ballistic missile. If it didn't happen today, it would happen the next day or the day after that. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
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The costs and benefits of Trump striking North Korea are more complicated than you think

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Leaving aside for the moment whether a terrorist-free Afghanistan is even possible, the suggestion that the U.S. will be safe from terrorism only if the U.S. and the Afghan government drive all terrorist groups out of the country is ludicrous. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)
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There’s nothing left for the US to win in Afghanistan

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It would be a mistake not only due to the JCPOA's proven effectiveness over its first two years of existence but also because the alternatives for the U.S. are far worse. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Keeping the Iran deal is Trump’s least-bad option

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Israeli border police officers stand near newly installed cameras at the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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Tempers flare between Israel and Palestinian Authority in the Holy Land

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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017, file photo, soldiers gather in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the test launch of North Korea's first intercontinental ballistic missile two days earlier. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)
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How to break the missile-test cycle in North Korea without going to war

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