How Trump’s Hatred of Obama Brought Us to the Brink of War in the Middle East

It wasn't strategy. It wasn't national interest. It was spite.

Donald Trump didn’t just walk away from the Iran nuclear deal. He dismantled it, mocked it, and then used the rubble as kindling for a fire he had no intention of putting out. Not because the deal was failing. Not because Iran had cheated. But because it was Barack Obama’s. And for Trump, that was reason enough.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JC…