The Gulf of Tonkin lie became a template for future presidential wars till it was replaced by a deadlier and more fallacious one, the post-9/11 ‘war on terror’. . ... The Gulf of Tonkin lie became a template for future presidential wars till it was replaced by a deadlier and more..…

Even the compliant Gulf State monarchies voiced apprehension. Anwar Gargash, the foreign minister for the United Arab Emirates, said, “I don’t think it’s in anybody’s interest to see a flare up, a confrontation, with Iran.”  ..…