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The escalating military conflict between Israel and Iran, and the possibility that President Donald Trump could get the United States directly involved, is a reminder that foreign policy is not front and center in the minds of voters — until it is.
There’s a big difference between hypothetical support for engaging in a conflict — or, say, speaking approvingly about action to halt Iranian nuclear weapons development — and actually committing American blood and treasure toward achieving the objective.
