Behind Trump’s Bravado on the Iran War

Wall Street Journal: “He is veering between belligerent and conciliatory approaches and grappling behind the scenes with just how badly things could go wrong.”

“At the same time, the president sometimes loses focus, spending time on the details of his plans for the White House ballroom or on midterm fundraisers—and telling advisers he wants to shift to other topics…”

“Still, he has made risky pronouncements without input from his national security team—including his post about plans to destroy the Iranian civilization—saying seeming unstable could help spur the Iranians to negotiate.”

“At one point he even mused he should award himself the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor.”