Irish Examiner view: Donald Trump’s uncertainty on Iran adds to anxiety

Even the US president must surely be aware that optimistic projections about when wars end are rarely accurate

US president Donald Trump suggested that US forces in the Middle East would 'be leaving very soon'. Picture: Alex Brandon

Earlier this week US president Donald Trump offered a timeline for concluding the conflict in the Middle East when he suggested that US forces would "be leaving very soon”. 

Specifically, he said that that could happen "within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three".