Julia Ioffe joins Peter to scrutinize Trump’s attempt to drag NATO into his war with Iran and explain why America’s allies, after years of insults and zero consultation, aren’t exactly rushing to oblige. She also discusses the unlikely rise of Elbridge Colby, the longtime critic of Middle East entanglements who now finds himself as the face of Trump’s misadventure.

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