Republican touts 'amazing' Iran war, despite dead troops and global chaos

A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 1.

Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota heaped praise on President Donald Trump’s war in Iran—you know, despite the dead American soldiers and all that.

“This has been an incredibly successful mission in spite of the tragedy of losing 13 of our service men and women,” Emmer effused during a Wednesday interview on CNBC. “This is an amazing, amazing mission—and guess what, if you watch the news in this country, you'd think we were losing.”

Despite Emmer’s insinuations, few major media outlets, if any, are suggesting America is losing the war. Much of what is being debated in the news is instead whether the war should have been started at all, and what “winning” in Iran would even look like. 

So far, Trump has successfully destabilized the region and shocked the global oil markets, sending gas prices through the roof, while enriching adversaries like Russia. And now, five weeks into the war, Trump is talking about leaving NATO.

Last month, Emmer was sent to CNBC to try and finesse Trump’s disastrous foreign imperialism, describing the war in Iran as a “short-term experience.” Shortly after that, reports indicated that Trump’s team was already stretching out their timeline.

It might not be losing, but it sure isn’t winning.