Poised and confused: the will-he-won’t-he of Iran strikes

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm your host Jason Palmer.

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  Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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  Here's what I would call a 50-cent word: semiquincentennial.

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  It means 250th anniversary and the American experiment is about to have one.

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  Today our second chapter of a deep dive into the Economist's archive on the country.

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  And my goodness there is an insurmountable pile of entertainment out there vying for your free time.

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  However to choose?

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  We are here to help.

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  Today we've got a recommendation on one thing to watch and one thing not to bother with.

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  First up though, for weeks America has been moving military hardware into the Middle East.

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  By now it's the biggest build up in more than 20 years.

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  Donald Trump campaigned on a promise not to get entangled in foreign conflicts.

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  But with one country in particular, he's got history.

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  For decades it had been the policy of the United States never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

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  Many decades.

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  Since they seized control of that proud nation 47 years ago,

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  the regime and its murderous proxies have spread nothing

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  but terrorism and death and hate.

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