War is ugly. So is hubris.

The next time President Donald Trump tells you how well the war is going, remember that U.S. missile strikes have killed more than 1,400 people in Iran, including 168 children who perished at an elementary school.

Remember, too, that the average price of gas in America has surged more than 65 cents a gallon in the two weeks since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, a costly consequence that affects every family across the country, whether they have a car or not.

But economic setbacks pale in comparison to tragic loss of life.

Just ask the families of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the budding war, some of whose bodies were greeted by a commander in chief in a cheesy baseball cap.

The dead in Iran, ranging in age from 8 months old to 88 years old, include 200 women and 11 health care workers.

Other casualties in the region........

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