It is the ultimate sanction. But somehow for President Trump – who once sought a Nobel Peace Prize for ending wars – military force has become a casual measure, a kind of background effect used to cajole Iran into diplomacy.

Donald Trump's actions this week have only confirmed he has run out of options and is now engaged in a simple war of wills, and calculations on who will run out of munitions…

It is the ultimate sanction. But somehow for President Trump – who once sought a Nobel Peace Prize for ending wars – military force has become a casual measure, a kind of…