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From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is The Story.

I'm Rosie Wright.

This is a short-term disruption for the long-term gain.

Short-term pain be for long-term gain.

Short-term spike for a long-term gain.

Some short-term pain for American consumers.

That's the message coming from the Trump administration

that soaring oil prices are a very small price to pay

for what the White House says will be long-term peace.

And this, the president insists, is a war that won't last much longer.

So we're winning very decisively.

We're way ahead of schedule.

You called it an excursion.

You said it would be over soon.

Are you thinking this week it will be over?

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