The Iran war started under Biden, not Trump. Joe said ‘don’t,’ and Tehran did

As the costs of the Iran campaign mount and Congress fights over a bill to cover them, a familiar question is circulating in Washington: Did this war have to happen? It is the right question aimed at the wrong date.
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