Trump’s War Was ‘Perfect’ Until It Wasn’t

“We won,” President Trump announced on March 11, less than two weeks into his Iran war. “In the first hour, it was over.”

On March 24, in the Oval Office, he reiterated, “This war has been won.”

On April 6, he asserted, “They are militarily defeated.”

On April 11, Trump posted on Truth Social, “The United States has completely destroyed Iran’s Military.”

“The war in Iran is going along swimmingly,” Trump said on April 16. “It’s........

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