He was a ruthlessly clever commander who threatened the United States and its allies for two decades. ADADFor all his television swagger and belligerence, President Trump had been fairly restrained in his military actions against Iran, until last week. Neither Iran nor the United States wants a cataclysmic war that would leave both sides worse off. Iran drives the United States to extremes. Each time we think we’ve found the antidote, we seem to open a new chapter that’s even worse.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2020 22:56 UTC