Democracy Dies in Darkness
President Donald Trump and top administration officials have offered a range of rationales for launching Operation Epic Fury.
March 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EST11 minutes ago
In striking Iran, the United States isn’t responding to an attack, as when the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor drew the country into World War II. It’s not coming to the aid of an ally, as when it led a coalition to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in the Gulf War. The Trump administration hasn’t presented a formal case for war, as the George W. Bush administration did before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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