We tiptoed to the brink of war with Iran in the summer, and now it looks inevitable.
at one point this summer. That original withdrawal led inexorably to economic sanctions, the threat of more troops sent to the area, and increasingly violent rhetoric from Iran. It also led to the proxy war in Iraq, which was one of the Iranian choices after being backed into an economic and diplomatic corner. Here’s what I wrote in the summer:
Of course, there may be a few other explanations. Trump may see war as a good distraction for impeachment, or a good way to gain popular support ahead of an election. He may be marching in lockstep to the desires of Israel and Saudi Arabia. Ultimately, though, the primary motivation seems to be his eagerness to bully Iran in a way that no president has managed before, just as he attempted in
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