“Controlled escalation between 2 old adversaries who don’t talk directly is tricky business. All variables point to war. Only thing stopping this is the preference of Trump not to get involved in the region again. But we all know he’s erratic and can change his mind easily.” /2— Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox) June 20, 2019
“His two top advisers” — Bolton and Pompeo — “are ready to start shooting and we in the department don’t have leadership.” /3x— Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox) June 20, 2019