Seven reasons why Trump hasn’t won the Iran war

President Donald Trump is heading toward a vexing crossroads in Iran.

He can’t honestly declare victory; he seems to be losing control of an expanding war; and the strategic and economic consequences of quitting would be more disastrous than those of staying in.

Trump is not yet facing the dire predicament of presidents like Lyndon Johnson and George W. Bush who prolonged conflicts that were already lost.President Donald Trump is heading toward a vexing crossroads in Iran.

He can’t honestly declare victory; he seems to be losing control of an expanding war; and the strategic and economic consequences of quitting would be more disastrous than those of staying in.

Trump is not yet facing the dire predicament of presidents like Lyndon Johnson and George W. Bush who prolonged conflicts that were already lost.