'He lights everything on fire and then he pretends to put the fire out.' Critics and supporters analyze the repercussions of Pres. Trump pulling back on Iran military strikes.
Throughout his time in office, President Donald Trump has reserved some of his most bellicose threats for Iran.
But after Iranian forces shot down an American surveillance drone in the early morning hours Thursday, Trump was prepared to retaliate with U.S. strikes on three different sites that could have killed 150 people, according to the president. Instead, he stood down. That was one of the motivations behind Trump twice ordering strikes on Assad regime targets after similar uses of sarin nerve gas in April 2017 and April 2018.
"We have a president who basically runs the same play over and over again, which is he lights everything on fire and then he pretends to put the fire out and claim credit for it," said Colin Kahl, a top national security adviser to President Barack Obama and his Vice President Joe Biden.
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