Candidate Trump harshly criticized ‘stupid wars’ in Middle East that U.S. couldn’t untangle
President Donald Trump admitted Tuesday he has no plan for how to get out of war with Iran if one breaks out, even though he campaigned on ending protracted American wars in the Middle East that he long has called “stupid.”
Hours after he responded to insults by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani by warning him of “obliteration” if a shooting conflict starts, CQ Roll Call asked Trump this during an unrelated event in the Oval Office: “Do you have an exit strategy for Iran, if war does break out?”
Trump, who called off a retaliatory military strike Thursday following Iran’s shootdown of an American spy drone in disputed waters, had his third hawkish warning for Iran of the day.
View the complete June 25 article by John T. Bennett on The Roll Call website here.