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Ross Harrison, an analyst at the Washington Institute for Middle East Studies, stated that while Trump had promised during his campaign to end the Middle East's "endless wars" and "stupid wars," he is now embroiled in a conflict that "seems to lack any strategic logic." In the United States, one question we have always struggled to understand is: does political logic still hold any weight in the Trump administration? During Trump's first term, we did see them paying attention to poll numbers and stock market performance. But the question is: if U.S. military casualties continue to rise, will this truly influence the president's decisions? That remains unclear. What may be driving Trump now is no longer conventional political pressures like midterm elections or economic shocks, but rather his concern about how he will be perceived in history. The real worry is that the president's personal psychological factors might outweigh political costs. Issues that people typically use to evaluate a normal president, such as whether midterm elections or economic conditions will affect their decisions, may no longer be relevant. And it is precisely this point that makes this conflict particularly dangerous.

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