Most Americans, no matter their politics, believe in a simple idea: the government should play by the same rules it asks the rest of us to follow. That belief is older than any party. It’s older than a president. It’s the foundation of the country. It matters the most when the stakes are the highest – when a president decides to use military force. That is why the comparison between George H. W. Bush’s Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and Donald Trump’s Epic Fury in 2026 is more than a history lesson. It’s a test of whether we still believe the Constitution applies even when a president says the threat is urgent. Both operations were major uses of American power. Both were justified by the White House as necessary to protect the country. But the way each president made the decision - and the evidence presented – reveals two different approaches to responsibility, accountability, and the rule of law. This isn’t about liking or disliking a president. It’s about whether the process th...
Dove or hawk? Donald Trump ran for President promising to end “endless wars”, avoid new ones, and put American families first. He cast himself as an outsider who would bring peace – the only candidate who wouldn’t drag America into another conflict. The message worked because let's face it, after so many years in Iraq and Afghanistan, America was tired of war. As a country, we were all tired of War. The country wanted stability, not another generation of men and women sent into danger. But once in office, he governed very differently. He governed like a Hawk, quick to threaten, quick to escalate, and willing to use both bombs and tariffs as weapons. What was missing wasn’t just consistency. It was an honor: the sense of responsibility and restraint that should come with the power to risk other people's sons and daughters. This isn’t about ideology. It's about whether someone who promised peace, but repeatedly chooses confrontation, can still claim to be a “dove”. A core...