Trump Unilaterally Slips the Dogs of War: What Lies Ahead?
Dr. David Adler · March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to plunge the United States into war against Iran is a war of his own making, not a war of necessity, but a war of choice. He has yet to explain, in a clear, coherent fashion, his reasons for going to war, either to Congress or to the American people. Six days after initiating war, striking more than 2000 targets in Iran, with six U.S. servicemen killed and three fighter jets downed, Trump should, by now, have explained to the American people, in a nationally televised address, what his objectives are, what his theory of victory is, and on what legal authority the administration believes it is waging this war, which Congress has neither declared nor authorized.
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