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Marching On Forum

· Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 2 comments

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Steven L. Taylor
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter and/or BlueSky.

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  1. Kathy says:
    Sunday, 1 March 2026 at 06:00

    I think Mad Vlad is trying to call El Taco a bad boy.

    IMO, El Taco will react to phrases such as “..cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law”, about as much as a dog would: without any comprehension.

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  2. charontwo says:
    Sunday, 1 March 2026 at 06:27

    According to the Post, both Netanyahu and MBS have been lobbying Trump for weeks for the attack:

    “WaPo Gift”

    President Donald Trump launched Saturday’s wide-ranging attack on Iran after a weeks-long lobbying effort by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East — Israel and Saudi Arabia — according to four people familiar with the matter, as Israeli and U.S. forces teamed to topple Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after nearly four decades in power.

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to Trump over the past month advocating a U.S. attack, despite his public support for a diplomatic solution, the four people said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, continued his long-running public campaign for U.S. strikes against what he views as an existential enemy of his country.

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