I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but President Donald Trump, the guy who catapulted America into a war of choice with Iran, doesn't seem like he’s doing well in the think-y/speak-y cognitive department. 

In just the past few days, the leader of our new mission-less war has: boasted of a conversation with a former president that doesn’t seem to have happened; forgotten the gender of two world leaders, including one he helped put in place; and forgotten the “drill, baby, drill” line he has used endlessly, instead slurring out a bizarre three-word motto used by a New York City energy company in the 1950s.

During a March 16 news conference, Trump talked about whether other countries will provide help to secure the Strait of Hormuz, saying that “we want them to come and help us with the strait,” and that “numerous countries have told me they’re on the way.” He segued briefly into saying, “I predicted Osama bin Laden would knock out the World Trade Center.”

Then he continued talking about other countries aiding America in the strait, saying, “They’re coming already” and “They've already started to get there.” And then: “We’re the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military by far in the world. We don't need them.” 

President Trump isn't making any sense

As it became clear on March 17 that NATO countries and other nations were not going to bail him out of his Iran mess, Trump, allegedly of sound mind and body, posted on social media: “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance........

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