Trump Seeks Distance from War He Started

Washington Post: “Trump has taken an approach to selling U.S. citizens on military action in Iran that sharply contrasts with his predecessors: He devoted three minutes of his 108-minute State of the Union address to the issue, spoke to Americans through social media posts and a pair of videos recorded at Mar-a-Lago but made no public appearances since a Friday rally in Corpus Christi, Texas.”

“The strategy might afford him flexibility in the coming days and weeks to avoid what former secretary of state Colin Powell told Bush was the Pottery Barn rule — if you break it, you own it.”