Wise men say, only fools rush in...

By all accounts, Donald Trump had all the intelligence he needed to make a wise decision about whether or not to invade Iran.

If his anti-war National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard, is to be believed, she advised him of the dangers. His Vice President, JD Vance, urged caution, and General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had concerns.

But he rushed in anyway.

Despite his protestations, all is not going well. Gas prices are rising, the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, and people keep dying.

The president canceled this month’s planned trip to China for five or six weeks to focus on his war. It was Trump who decided Iran presented an “imminent threat” and nobody else. At least, that’s what his Cabinet keeps telling us.

A superpower summit with China is of crucial importance to the world in a time of great turmoil, much of it........

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