Why are we at war with Iran? The Trump administration has so far botched its rationale for Operation Epic Fury.
For several days after the initial strikes two Saturdays ago, Trump officials’ explanations were vague. Then, last Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.”

