The first problem with Trump’s attack on Iran is that it expands precedent for the President to exercise relatively unlimited foreign policy power. The current Congress should push back for Constitutional reasons but will not for political reasons; the Supreme Court has also shown tremendous deference to MAGA. The first politics is local politics, and the local politics is that it’s bad for America when Presidents initiate armed conflict without Congressional support and based on personal judgment. Trump’s administration was testing a number of justifications with the public through several outlets in the lead-up to this attack. Examples: Iran still wants nuclear weapons (I thought we set them way back), Iran has missiles that can reach Europe (Iran isn’t nearly the threat to Europe that Russia is), Iran is repressive (among many other nations), and others. Ultimately, Trump senses that Iran is relatively weak and he is looking for a win. His administration has no intention of te...
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