Donald Trump likes to use the phrase “go big or go home” to describe his political strategy. It looks as though the US President is about to stress test its efficacy as he weighs dispatching another 10,000 troops to the Middle East, a move that would further embroil him in the widely unpopular war in Iran. According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 74 percent of Americans are opposed to a ground war against Iran.

Small wonder. The prospect of an American Gallipoli is hardly going to inspire support for a war of choice in the Middle East, one that Trump embarked upon without inspiring any backing in the first place. Instead, he sailed into it without congressional approval. Now he’s running aground. As Curt Mills, the executive director of the American Conservative, a citadel of MAGA followers, told me: “If James Mattis, Stanley McCrystal and David Petraeus are leery of this war, then I think you should be too.”

Trump fancies himself a great negotiator, but he has not delivered the goods

Trump fancies himself a great negotiator, but he has not delivered the goods

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is talking about forcing a vote in........

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