Trump made SEVERAL mistakes (so far) in carrying out this war. All leaders make some mistakes, but make this many and you've got a serious problem. To summarize -- Sent corrupt grifters/relatives to negotiate with Iran before the war. Fired most or all of the Iran country experts that they had before who could have advised and/or been real diplomats. So the negotiations never had any chance of succeeding and appeared to be just a play act show to say they tried. Being too close to Netanyahu. Here's a case where America First made sense. Failed MISERABLY in defining the war goals. Did not try to sell the war or it's goals to the American people AT ALL. Did not try to sell allies on the war or it's goals AT ALL. As is Trump's idiotic style, he insults allies (other than Israel) instead. Once the war started, the messages from both Trump and Hegseth about the goals of the war changed daily and contradicted each other. Amateur hour! The hubris of both Trump and Hegseth alienating people globally, even allies. Part of power is soft power. Under Trump, US soft power is DEAD. Failed MISERABLY in warning and evacuating Americans abroad in the war zone resulting in many thousand getting stuck. Failed miserably in anticipating that Iran might retaliate on the Gulf States. Failed miserably in anticipating Iranian actions on the Straits of Hormuz. Did not have mine sweepers anywhere near the region. Oil reserves to control prices? They were only at about half capacity when the war started. Why was Trump so stupid as to not fill them? Active mockery of civilized rules of engagement which MAY have been directly responsible to the early war massacre at the girls school. So it's "woke" to try to avoid murdering schoolgirls? Give me more woke. That one event makes it much harder for anti regime Iranians to resist. See what the Great Satan did?!? I could go on but don't be surprised, I will say this. An actually COMPETENT president could have sold both the American people (including myself) on a war against Iran. But tragically the USA and the world is stuck with not only the most corrupt president in American history but possibly the most incompetent.
