This War Would Not Have Happened if Kamala Were President

The Iran deal was working until he tore it up. Now the region is on fire.

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The current crisis between Israel and Iran didn’t come out of nowhere. It’s the result of years of reckless decisions. And none were more dangerous than Donald Trump pulling the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal.

That agreement, negotiated under President Obama and backed by our allies, placed real limits on Iran’s nuclear program. It wasn’t perfect, but it worked. Inspections were happening. Enrichment was under control. War was held off.

Then Trump tore it up.

He offered no alternative, no follow-up plan, no diplomatic pathway. Just slogans. Just sabotage.

What happened next was predictable. Iran resumed uranium enrichment. Diplomatic channels collapsed. Tensions grew. And now we are watching those tensions erupt.

This week, Israel launched a major military operation targeting Iranian nuclear sites and key figures. In response, Iran hit back with drone swarms and missile salvos. The world is bracing for a broader war.

Trump insists this wouldn’t be happening if he were in charge. But it is happening because of what he did.

He didn’t stop war. He helped set it in motion.

And this pattern isn’t new.

In 2016, Trump ran on an anti-war message. He promised to end endless conflicts and put America first. That appealed to many. But when the time came to deliver, he did the opposite.

He escalated drone warfare and removed safeguards. He blocked public reporting on civilian casualties. He embraced dictators, alienated allies, and gutted existing agreements with no plans to replace them.

His so-called diplomacy with North Korea achieved nothing. No denuclearization. No treaty. No progress. Just photos and flattery.

He said he was pulling back from the Middle East. Yet in his final year, he sent in more troops than Obama did at the end of his presidency.

He claimed credit for COVID vaccine development, but then fed vaccine skepticism to his base. He let a public health crisis turn into a culture war.

He said America was respected again. But our allies stopped trusting us. Long-standing partnerships were weakened or abandoned. International credibility fell apart.

Now, his supporters blame Biden for global unrest. They point to Ukraine and Gaza. But Trump’s own actions laid the groundwork for both.

In Ukraine, he refused to hold Putin accountable and undermined NATO. In Gaza, he backed Israel’s most extreme policies, made promises he couldn’t keep, and bragged about business deals while civilians suffered.

He said hostages would be returned. They weren’t. He claimed peace was on the horizon. It isn’t.

And during the latest escalation with Iran, Trump’s calls for restraint were ignored. The Israeli government didn’t wait for his approval or input. His words no longer carry weight in the region.

This isn’t just a policy failure. It’s a collapse of American influence.

The truth is simple. Trump promised peace but delivered chaos. He claimed to be a dealmaker but burned every bridge he touched. His leadership wasn’t strong — it was shallow.

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This is bigger than one politician. It’s about whether the United States can still be trusted to lead. And right now, the answer is slipping away.

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—Adam