Every ally of the United States needs to acknowledge something. It may not be a fact you speak out loud when you’re in Washington, but your future depends on you being clear-eyed for the next few years about this stubborn reality: Donald Trump’s character defects cannot be contained – and some nations are exploiting them to create chaos.
The war in Iran – the one Trump promised would be over in days – has dragged into a fifth month because America’s adversaries want it to drag on, and have learned that the cheapest way to prolong it is to keep insulting the man in charge.
Indeed, Iran is delivering a masterclass in how to bait the US President.
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Unfortunately, I learned how easily Trump could be played during his first term, when I served as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.
