Obama’s Strategic Delusions Helped Set America on Its Long Road to War With Iran
The 44th president’s error lay in envisioning the Islamic Republic as an empathetic victim — and eventual friend if not ally.
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
Palo Alto, California
Victor Davis Hanson is a Columnist of the Tribune Content Agency.
Mr. Hanson is a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness. He is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author of ‘The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won,’ from Basic Books.
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