Scholar warns Trump is repeating Churchill's worst mistake

Scholar warns Trump is repeating Churchill's worst mistake

US President Donald Trump is acting like the late UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill in his prosecution of the Iran war, observed a distinguished scholar on Tuesday — but not in a good way.“Success in President Trump’s war on Iran now appears partly to depend on whether Washington can reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stave off global economic decline and avoid another endless war,” wrote Asli Aydintasbas, a fellow at the nonpartisan Brookings Insti…