Nepal, April 15 -- Donald Trump ran on a platform of ending wars. After his success in Venezuela, he is intoxicated by his military achievements and is banking on regime change in several countries. In a swift and decisive move, US forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife to the United States. The current government in Caracas has little choice but to largely submit to Washington's dictates.

Trump's motives for the war against Iran remain unclear, partly because the US president has cited various reasons: to finally destroy the Iranian nuclear program, to end the Iranian threat to the Middle East, to support the Iranian people, and to overthrow the terrible regime in Tehran. He remains vague about his reasoning and ...