[bediger4000]

It's not exactly "US" so much as it is Trump and Bessent if you read the article. The obvious conclusion is that Trump will do anything to stay popular and avoid a Blue Wave at midterms. Other presidents, who at least tried to gin up public support for their wars, could ask the public to bravely make sacrifices. Trump can't do that. He painted himself into a corner.

[expedition32]

In most countries there has to be a vote in parliament to begin a war.

This has the benefit that politicians have their name on the record and cannot weasel out of it if things go bad. Besides there is something unseemly of asking people to give their life for war that nobody wants.

[jacquesm]

> It's not exactly "US" so much as it is Trump and Bessent if you read the article.

That's true, but from an international policy perspective they are part of the US.