Also, the regime has been an avowed and declared enemy of the United States for decades. That’s because if President Trump goes through with a full-scale attack it will have been the single least-debated voluntary war in living memory, if not ever. And we should be clear, Congress’ failure to greenlight a war doesn’t mean the president is free to launch one. The evidence for hating Trump or being unpatriotic (the same thing in his mind) is not bending to his will. AdvertisementI thought — and continue to think — that Trump’s tariff policy is economic nonsense on stilts.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 24, 2026 20:01 UTC