US EditionTrump's conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war
Trump orders more troops to the Middle East while seeking $200 billion in war funding amid conflicting messages on progress against Iran, with 63% GOP support for strikes but only 20% for troop deployment.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump claimed the United States is winning the war with Iran, even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East.
- As the war entered its second month on Saturday, Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iran energy plants while claiming the United States was "not affected" by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found 63% of Republicans back airstrikes against Iranian military targets, but only 20% support deploying American ground troops.
- The administration likely needs $200 billion in support from Congress to sustain the war, which Trump described as "nice to have" even as he said it was "winding down."
- Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, warned Trump cannot fully achieve his objectives, while Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute called him "the first president of any party in recent history that hasn't self-constrained to live within rhetorical boundaries.
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Since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, the President of the United States has multiplied his statements, but his actions rarely follow.
President Trump’s conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war
As the war entered its second month on Saturday, Trump's penchant for embellishments, exaggerations and falsehoods is being tested in an environment where the stakes are much higher than an isolated political fight.
Trump's mixed messages and shifting goals in the Iran war
There are at least two Iran wars taking place right now. There’s the war being waged by the U.S. military and the Israelis. In this war, Iranian targets are being methodically destroyed according to carefully designed plans. The other war is playing out inside the brain of Donald Trump. The panel discusses how we don’t know the goals of this war, or the metrics of success.
The relationship between Donald Trump and the United States Congress presents significant challenges, especially with regard to the conflict in the Middle East. Although there is no possibility of the resignation of the US President, the Legislative Power may impose significant restrictions on its war-related decisions. According to an analysis by international correspondent Mariana Janjácomo, even with the current Republican majority in the Con…
President Donald Trump claims that the U.S. is winning the war with Iran, even as thousands of additional U.S. soldiers deploy in the Middle East.
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