Trump’s Iran Policy and the Curse of King Croesus
The President predicted the destruction of a civilization. He just didn't realize he was talking about our own.
Robert S. McElvaine is a historian and the author of 11 books, including The Times They were a-Changin’: 1964—The Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn. Subscribe to his Musings & Amusings Substack.
“If you make war on the Persians, you will destroy a great empire.”
~ Oracle of Delphi to King Croesus…
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