David Frum

So that part, I think, is succeeding.

And although it's hard to see the resolution, if you look at one of those military matrices and you say, where do you want to be on X day?

I think they would say that everyone is completely satisfied with where they are on whatever day of the war this is today.

I guess it's day 22, something like that.

It's the political track, and there are two political tracks.

One is, where are we going?

What's the goal?

Trump's idea seems to be that you hit the Iranians enough and they negotiate.

That puts all the initiative in the Iranian hands.

All they have to do is not negotiate, and sooner or later, Trump gives up.

Not the Israelis, but Trump.

And the second problem is, and this is the bigger one, he has no permission structure.

He has no authorization from Congress.

He has no certainty that Congress will fund his war.

He has no permission from the public.

There is real economic pain and it will get worse.

And he has not told Americans it's coming.

He has no permission from it.

And his numbers will crater.

And as first fuel and then food prices rise for a war that Americans do not understand, we're never consulted about, we're never informed of in advance, his political position, weak already, is going to crumble more.