Philip H. Gordon is the Sydney Stein Jr. scholar at the Brookings Institution. He has served in a number of senior U.S. government positions, including most recently as national security advisor to the vice president in the Biden-Harris administration.
Protesters stand on an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a gathering to protest the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, seen in Ankara, Turkey, on March 1.
An array of flags are seen billowing in the wind, including Iranian flags, American flags, and a large American flag embellished with a cut-out photo of Donald Trump giving a thumbs up.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a dinner in the White House in Washington, DC on July 7.
Trump and Netanyahu stand shoulder to shoulder as they pose for media. Netanyahu smiles slightly; Trump has a serious expression and gestures with one hand. The hood of a vehicle with a small American flag displayed on it is visible in the foreground
President Donald Trump announces his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House June 1, 2017 in Washington.
