SCARBOROUGH, ONT.—It is often said that the first casualty of war is truth. In the case of a war involving United States President Donald Trump, however, truth was a casualty long before the first shot was fired.

In Trump’s world, truth has been expendable for decades. That was true throughout his business career, true during his presidency, and true during his legal trials. It is also true on the ironically—perhaps comically—named platform Truth Social, where truth is frequently the first thing sacrificed.

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What has not been a casualty is stupidity. Former U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower once said, “Wars are stupid and they can start stupidly.”

Who starts a war with no clear strategy?

The Israelis appear to have one. Israel has articulated clear objectives, and is executing its campaign with discipline and precision. Their junior partner—who believes itself to be the senior partner—is another matter. The United States—the very large junior partner—cannot even articulate a coherent goal.

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