America’s Latest Middle-East Fiasco

US President Donald Trump did not decide to go to war against Iran because he had run out of diplomatic options, or because an orderly regime change had become realistic, or because military strikes would neutralize any imminent security threat. He launched another US war in the Middle East – toppling a core campaign promise to his MAGA base – to advance his own personal and political interests. Iranians and people throughout the region will pay a high price, but so could Americans if Trump’s...