Source: USA Today
by Rex Huppke
President Donald Trump has dragged America into a war of his choosing, attacking Iran with little public support, zero congressional approval and virtually no public justification. The path forward is unclear, and our self-absorbed leader is already speaking about the loss of American lives with the nonchalance one expects from a small man never held accountable for the consequences of his actions. Announcing the deaths of four U.S. service members following the attack launched Feb. 28, Trump said in a video posted to social media: ‘And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends, that’s the way it is. Likely be more.’ … He might as well have added a ‘Ho-hum,’ such is his apparent concern for the women and men he has now put in danger for … what?” (03/02/26)