Mission Accomplished?

In this image made with a long exposure, President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from Cross Hall at the White House

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Too late? In his nearly 19-minute speech from the White House’s Cross Hall, Donald Trump made no new announcements. He repeated his two-to-three-week timeline to end the war with Iran, though he said that without a diplomatic deal, the U.S. could strike Tehran’s power plants.

I did what no other president was willing to do. They make mistakes and I am correcting them,” Trump said.

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His address comes at a precarious time: The average price of gas is more than $4 a gallon. Stock futures began selling off after his remarks. And recent polls have found Americans losing patience, if not completely souring, on the military operation. It’s something the president can see for himself.