Democrats urged to reclaim anti-war identity amid Trumpâs assault on Iran
War spurs debate on US power and role in the world â and progressives eye chance to reorient American foreign policy Well over a year into Donald Trumpâs disruptive second term, few believed the US president could still genuinely shock. But at 8.06am on Tuesday, he did just that, with an apocalyptic threat on Truth Social, to destroy a âwhole civilizationâ in Iran â a country of more than 90 million people. Democrats abandoned their forced restraint and immediately began to call for Trumpâs removal from office. Yet beneath Democratsâ near-universal opposition to what they call the presidentâs âwar of choiceâ are simmering tensions about the way the US should engage with the world, especially when it comes to the Middle East. Since losing to Trump and his America First agenda in 2024, which promised not to start new wars, leading progressives have urged Democrats to reclaim the âanti-warâ mantle. âVoters, especially young people and working families, are exhausted by âforever warsâ,â said Naveed Shah, an Army veteran and a political director at the progressive veteransâ advocacy groups Common Defense. Now that Trump has opened a new chapter of US-le
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