This statement is so self-contradictory and confusing that one might be tempted to write it off as just riffing, except that he reiterated it at a press conference later in the day. 'We're achieving major strides toward completing our military objective, and some people could say they're pretty well complete,' he said, apparently referring to himself. All that was missing to complete the parallel to the Iraq War was a flight suit, an aircraft carrier, and a Mission Accomplished banner. Yet the same afternoon, the Department of Defense posted on X, 'We have Only Just Begun to Fight,' mangling a famous quotation from John Paul Jones, the father of the U.S. Navy. Reporters at the press conference, perplexed, asked Trump about the gap. 'You said the war is 'very complete,' but your defense secretary says this is just the beginning, so which is it'' You could'if you were a pundit making an argument about the future of the war. But people might hope for a bit more clarity from the man who...
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