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By boasting that he managed to achieve his objectives without firing a single missile, he wasn’t just reflecting on his tenure; he was issuing a direct, stinging rebuke to the current administration’s hardline approach to global conflict. To his supporters, it was a reminder of a more measured, diplomatic era. To his detractors, the timing was nothing short of a betrayal, a deliberate attempt to undermine the sitting president during a critical diplomatic mission.
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