Donald Trump’s war on Iran appears to be a fiasco, and speaking to reporters, he made a surprising claim: He insisted no one anticipated that Iran would attack other countries in an effort to widen the war. But this was indeed widely expected, and amusingly, in saying that, Trump revealed that he didn’t anticipate it. That’s a striking admission about his own lack of foresight. https://newrepublic.com/article/208082/trump-accidentally-admits-epic-iran-blunder-war-takes-worse-turn Trump said no one could have predicted Iranian attacks on other Middle Eastern countries. His advisers had warned him President Donald Trump was reportedly briefed on the possibility of Iran retaliating against other nations in the Middle East — despite his claims that the response was unexpected. Trump was warned Iran could retaliate against Gulf allies, Reuters reported, citing a U.S. official and two sources familiar with the issue. These pre-conflict intelligence reports did not say the response was “a guarantee,” but rather that it was “on the list of potential outcomes,” a source told the outlet. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-said-no-one-could-152128769.html
