Dear Mr. Trump,

To say that your foreign policy is erratic would be a gross understatement. There’s one consistent thread, however. You seem hell-bent on embroiling the United States in a war with Iran.

First, you abrogated the Iran nuclear deal. Although the accord may not have been perfect, our allies agreed with us when we entered into the deal that it was good and would substantially halt Iran’s progress toward achieving nuclear arms. The Democrats warned you that negating the deal “would set Iran back on a path to a nuclear weapon” [Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)], but you didn’t care.

Second, you hired John Bolton as your National Security Advisor a man who has publicly advocated war with Iran.

Third, you begged Iran to “call you” and “work things out” on a new deal, but that was obviously ridiculous. Why should any foreign government trust you, a person who does not respect America’s prior commitments? When you prove yourself an unreliable negotiating partner, you leave yourself no other option than war.

And now that Iran says it may exceed limits of what nuclear materials it can produce, limits set by the deal that you rejected, you complain that they aren’t adhering to the deal.

Yes, Iran may have been responsible for attacks on two oil tankers. But why should Iran respect international law when you don’t?

If you didn’t want war, you should have kept to the promises that the United States made and not re-imposed sanctions despite Iran’s compliance with the nuclear accord.

So there’s only one conclusion I can draw. You want a war with Iran.

I hope I’m wrong, but I fear not. I ask you to adhere to the nuclear accord that you walked away from.

Very truly yours,

Bruce J. Berger