It's a truism that every president makes us nostalgic for his predecessor. In the case of Iran, US President Donald Trump and his men are outdoing the bumbles and fumbles of Reagan, the two Bushes, Clinton, and Obama, while making those earlier presidents appear as far-seeing statesmen.
Earlier presidents at least knew Iran was a trap. They saw how Iran had destroyed Jimmy Carter's presidency and almost did the same to Ronald Reagan's. Although it proved impossible, their preference—at least until Barack Obama—was to ignore Iran.
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