Will President Trump fall prey to the "Pottery Barn Doctrine"? Articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell in the run-up to the Iraq War, it holds that when you break something - in this case, a nation, rather than a vase - you own it. As Trump ...
Fourteen days into Operation Epic Fury, the most consequential American military campaign in the Middle East since the invasion of Iraq, the Trump administration has yet to say what victory will actually look like. The president has variously toggled ...
The long buildup to the U.S.-Israeli attack upon Iran produced an almost unprecedented amount of fatuous comment. Many warned of a potential "forever war" and a morass reminiscent of Iraq and Afghanistan. President Trump, though, has devised a new ...