Democrats late Wednesday lambasted President Donald Trump's Iran war address to the nation for shifting timelines and lacking an end plan, while Republicans broadly praised the GOP leader for taking action against a U.S.

Trump and his advisers have offered shifting explanations and timelines for the conflict, now in its fifth week.

The president also again lashed out at NATO, even though it is a defensive alliance and not obligated to join in a member’s war of choice and aggression.