The first was that two American airmen were missing inside Iran after their jet had been shot down. Commanders were scrambling to create and execute an operation to rescue both. The second was the president's temperament. As plans developed and went into effect, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, 'aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn't be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said.' It's a stunning bit of news: During a national-security crisis, top advisers decided the commander in chief's presence was a liability. This incident is only the latest example of how Trump's aides have been trying to keep him in the dark and build a protective bubble around him. A president whom aides do not view as reliable and steady is a danger in any situation, but the war in Iran has brought many of these issues to the fore. In the lead-up to the war,...
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