Flashback: Biden Warns ‘Trump Is Going to Start a War with Iran’

Biden: “A president who says he wants to end endless wars in the Middle East is bringing us dangerously close to starting a brand new one. Donald Trump’s shortsighted ‘America first’ dogmatism has come home to roost. President Trump has no strategy here, it seems to me. He has no end game. And here’s the hardest truth of all: His constant mistakes and poor decision-making have left us, the United States, with a severely limited slate of options. We are alone now. We’re alone and we will have to bear the cost of Donald Trump’s folly. He should stop tweeting so he doesn’t box us in with these threats that — such that only options left for Iran are increasingly damaging strikes and counter-strikes. No one wants war, but it’s going to take hard work to make sure we don’t end up there by accident. Democracy runs on accountability, and nowhere is it more important than the power to make war and bring peace. You’re required to work with Congress, Mr. President. You’re required to abide by the War Powers Resolution, Mr. President. And you cannot pursue war with Iran without consent and authority from Congress.”