President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania head to the Inaugural Parade reviewing stand from the White House in Washingtion, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Writing in The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan notes the disastrous electoral results that have befallen the presidents—and their parties—who have gone to war. If Trump starts a war with Iran, could that lead to his ouster in 2020?
Trump complained on Twitter that we have “foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East.”
What then would justify a new $1 or $2 trillion war with the largest nation on the Persian Gulf, which could send oil to $200 a barrel and sink the global economy?
The Korean War finished Truman. Vietnam finished LBJ. Reagan said putting Marines into Lebanon was his worst mistake. Iraq cost Bush II both houses of Congress and his party the presidency in 2008.
Should Trump become a war president, he’ll likely become a one-term president.
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POTUS: My Highest Obligation is to Ensure Safety of American People
.@POTUS on #Iran: History has shown that the longer we ignore a threat, the more dangerous that threat becomes. pic.twitter.com/So1TSBzFh5
— Department of State (@StateDept) October 13, 2017
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