Mr. Trump talks almost daily about the war in sweeping and optimistic terms, while granular details about troop movements, casualties and battle damage are rarely conveyed. In early April, hours after warning a "whole civilization will die," Mr. Trump struck a temporary ceasefire with Iran. Some 76% said the conflict has been harder than the Trump administration expected. Cassidy and four other Republicans had just voted for a resolution giving Congress the ability to halt the Iran war. Mr. Trump nodded to Iran's persistence during remarks at Camp David, saying: "Most people would have given up, they haven't.