President Donald Trump's latest boast about his war in Iran assumes a lack of critical thinking from his audience. On Wednesday night, Trump posted a chart to his social media platform Truth Social. The visual, titled "Lengths of Wars," is flanked on both sides with a 45|47 presidential logo.
The chart lists the lengths of several U.S. wars in weeks, from longest to shortest. At the top is the Afghanistan War at 543 weeks, followed by the Iraq War (457 weeks), the Vietnam War (439 weeks), the Civil War (209 weeks), World War II (196 weeks), the Korean War (161 weeks), and the War of 1812 (139 weeks). At the very bottom, Trump's "Iran Excursion" is listed at only six weeks.
However, it should be noted that the war in Iran began more than nine weeks ago on February 28, after the U.S. and Israel launched joint missile strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Additionally, unlike the other wars listed, the conflict in Iran does not appear to be over. "Wow. Study this Chart! President DJT," Trump wrote in the caption.
Social media users analyzed the chart and expressed confusion rather than enlightenment. One Reddit user noted, "You know what all these have in common? At one point in time, they were only 6 weeks long…." Another remarked, "Is he admitting that Iran is a war?" pointing out that the "Iran Excursion" is listed under a chart about wars. A third user commented, "You must remember that, above all else, Trump is once-in-a-lifetime stupid."
One Reddit user mocked Trump's contradictory remarks about the ongoing conflict by writing: "This war, which isn't a war, is shorter than other wars, even though it's already over, though it's still running, because there's a ceasefire, while there's still hostilities, over a strait that's open and closed, with a blockade — which is also an act of war, though it isn't a war — which is on and off, because ships are being escorted safely until they're not. Are we clear?"
