In President Donald Trump’s first term farewell address, he spoke with pride about restoring restraint to Washington. “I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars,” he declared. And, indeed, he was the first president since Jimmy Carter who could make that claim.

Trump may be both the 45th and 47th president, but his policies on military action are night and day different. First, he decapitated the Venezuelan regime, spiriting Nicolas Maduro out of the country in the dead of night. Just two weeks later, Trump warned that the Islamic Republic’s leadership could face the same fate. “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran,” Trump declared. He then characterized Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as “a sick man” who has transformed Iran into “the worst place to live anywhere in the world because of poor leadership.”

Trump is right Khamenei must go, but he should not go alone. As the USS Abraham Lincoln sails into the 5th Fleet’s area of operations, it will pass close to Eritrea. If........

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