How the War in Iran Is Complicating Trump’s Agenda

How the War in Iran Is Complicating Trump’s Agenda

“The war in Iran, along with a cycle of threats and walk-backs, has upended President Trump’s domestic agenda at a dire political moment,” the New York Times reports. “Americans are facing rising gas prices; Republicans in Congress are being forced to fund and defend an unpopular war that they never voted to approve; and with […]

Trump’s restraint limits the risks of a wider Iran war

Donald Trump’s Iran strategy remains trapped between three politically damaging choices: continue an inconclusive conflict, escalate beyond air strikes, or withdraw without achieving his main objectives. Yet one decision has so far limited the danger. The president has not expanded the war into a large-scale ground campaign or a broader assault on Iranian civilian infrastructure. That restraint does not resolve the conflict. It does, however, pr…

Iran War Sinking Republicans Ahead Of Midterms

Just 90 days before the US midterm elections, the rising unpopularity of the Iran war threatens to sink Republican hopes of holding the House and Senate. While Congressional Republicans are reportedly increasingly restive, virtually none have broken with President Trump on the war. Also today: US General to Pentagon: ‘I can’t protect both the US AND Israel without more ships!’

Commentary | The Wider World by Robert Beck: Iran Update ... The war expands

Expressing U.S. plans for dealing with Iran in his standard banal vulgarity, our commander in chief declared to Fox News on July 29 that “We are going to beat the (expletive deleted) out of them.” While his sophomoric bravado may…