Usually, when the United States launches a major war — or even a significant military strike — the president addresses the nation live from the Oval Office.
We remember George W. Bush speaking to the country when military action began in Afghanistan, and again before the invasion of Iraq. Those were formal moments.
Instead, for this war with Iran — a conflict that remains unclear and open-ended — we got a pre-taped social media video in the middle of the night. Trump was wearing a cap, casually dressed, his eyes in shadow, speaking from Mar-a-Lago.
