Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Trump strikes Iran without a strategy

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Rudyard and Andrew try to make sense of Trump’s decision to start a war with Iran so contrary to the premise that created the MAGA movement and opposition to America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. How did we end up at this point?And how will this war affect the upcoming midterm elections? Andrew thinks Trump persuaded himself that strike would be easy – just like Venezuela – and thus he has no clear strategy. What is the long term goal here?  In the second half of the show Rudyard and Andrew turn to Canada’s response to this unfolding conflict, specifically Carney signalling support of the U.S. offensive. What is the calculation going on in the background? How are his goals domestically for bolstering trade informing his foreign policy? And finally, what role should Canada have – if any – in this region-altering conflict?