During his first term, President Trump sharply criticized the wars launched by his predecessors as a waste of American resources, and he promised not to get involved in any long military entanglements. “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” Mr. Trump said in 2019 during his State of the Union speech. As he campaigned for a second term, Mr. Trump even described himself as “the candidate of peace.” But the reality has been quite different. Since Mr. Trump’s return to office, the United States