Donald Trump gets his war

To say the flagrant attack on the Iranian military leader changed the channel for Trump is an understatement. By the weekend, there was little trace of the impeachment issue in the media.

U.S. President Donald Trump may have no choice but to order more military action in the face of expected Iranian retaliation, writes Les Whittington.White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

January 8, 2020

OTTAWA—John Bolton, the former White House national security adviser who was dumped in September for supposedly being too much of a war lover, was ecstatic. “Congratulations to all involved in eliminating Qassem Soleimani,” he tweeted after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike i...

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