Donald Trump had the opportunity to end the Iran War on Wednesday night.

He could have declared victory, and we would almost have believed him.

The killing would have stopped, and he could have gone back to talking about solving wars rather than starting them.

The world—and the markets—would have breathed a sigh of relief, and Trump’s MAGA base could have patched up the rift over the war that is ripping it apart.

But the president’s ego wouldn’t let him walk away.

And neither will Iran.

Trump is so desperate for the public’s approval that he sincerely believed that by going on television to make his claim for war 32 days too late, he would turn his plummeting poll ratings around.

By making his case for war, he would help people understand why he was right.

Instead, he revealed how wrong he was to put the United States into a war it couldn’t really win.

And he strengthened the bargaining position of........

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