President Donald Trump has plunged the United States into its most significant conflict in decades over a “feeling”. It is not his political opponents saying this, but the White House itself.
Throughout the first week of the war with Iran, the US president has prioritised impulse and emotion over explanations and reasoning.
“I hope you’re impressed,” Trump, a former reality TV host, told an ABC News reporter on Thursday. “How do you like the performance?”
Official government accounts are posting clips on social media that present the military operation like a video game, often with sharp captions that would suit a blockbuster war film.
A 42-second video posted on social media with the caption “Justice the American way” opens with a scene from Iron Man and the line “Wake up, daddy’s home” – perhaps a reference to an expression used by Nato chief Mark Rutte, who once referred to Trump as “daddy”.
What follows, in rapid fire, are clips from male actors cast as heroes, including Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick, Mel Gibson in Braveheart, Russell Crowe in Gladiator, Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad and Keanu Reeves in John Wick.
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