It’s a fool’s game trying to understand the president’s true motives, but do our misgivings matter if the outcome is a speedy end to war, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

It’s a fool’s game trying to understand the president’s true motives, but do our misgivings matter if the outcome is a speedy end to war, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Editorial: The US president’s attempts to broker a deal fail to distinguish between the aggressor and the victim. No just agreement is possible on that basis