Feb 20, 2026
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The United States may soon be at war in the Middle East — again!
President Trump is weighing whether to attack Iran, although
neither he nor any administration official has bothered to fully
explain why. Congress seems unwilling or incapable of intervening,
although there is little public enthusiasm for another unnecessary
war in the Greater Middle East. What the hell is going on? The Cato
Institute's Justin Logan takes us inside the "imperial
presidency."
Justin Logan is the director of defense and
foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. He is an expert on
U.S. grand strategy, international relations theory, and American
foreign policy.