Commentary: Trump's reluctance to bomb foreign countries is a strength, not a sign of weakness
by Andrew J. Bacevich, Los Angeles Times
Jul 02, 2019
3 minutes
It took less than a week for informed opinion to settle the question: In ordering airstrikes against Iran on June 20 and then canceling that order at the last moment, President Donald Trump committed an unforced error of enormous magnitude.
Writing in the Atlantic, Kori Schake, a noted national security expert, ably recited the fast-breaking conventional wisdom: "Trump has now shown himself just as willing as President Barack Obama was to make empty threats
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