None of this had to happen.
NONE of it.
Trump created this crisis from whole cloth. He destroyed the nuclear deal, thrust us into a state of tension and play with Iran, and then escalated tensions in an unprecedented, nonsensical way.
This all rests with him.
It is critical that we are emphasizing again and again that the people of Iran are not our enemies. These are regular folks just like us, with families and hopes and dreams, caught in a nightmare. If we don't prevent war, they will suffer, and that will be on our hands.