War

A Pointless War: How Iran Hawks Finally Got Their Way

President Donald Trump and his predecessors spent decades putting the U.S. on a path toward war against Iran.

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An illustration of Donald Trump in the foreground with John McCain, George W. Bush, Lindsey Graham, Benjamin Netanyahu, an Iranian flag and war imagery in the background | Illustration: Tracy Glantz/TNS/Agence Quebec Presse/Agence Quebec Presse/ILIA YEFIMOVICH/POOL/SIPA/Newscom/Somartin/Joe Sohm/Dreamstime
(Illustration: Tracy Glantz/TNS/Agence Quebec Presse/Agence Quebec Presse/ILIA YEFIMOVICH/POOL/SIPA/Newscom/Somartin/Joe Sohm/Dreamstime)

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This article originally appeared in print under the headline "A Pointless War."