Daniel Dale

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"I ended eight wars. I get no credit for it," Trump says, which is probably because he did not end eight wars.

Daniel Dale

Daniel Dale

“I ended eight wars," President Trump says again. Here are the situations he's said make up the eight-wars list. - A diplomatic dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia that was never a war - Some sort of mystery situation between Serbia and Kosovo that also wasn’t a war under Trump - The war in the eastern DRC that has never actually ended despite a US-brokered peace agreement - The 12-day war between Israel and Iran last year, though Israel proceeded to join the US in going to war with Iran this year - The war between Israel and Hamas, though Israel has continued to conduct frequent attacks in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire - An India-Pakistan ceasefire Pakistan vocally credits Trump for but India claims Trump had nothing to do with - The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement and Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire in which all parties say Trump/his team was indeed a significant factor