Why Trump’s ‘2 to 3 week’ timeline for the Iran war’s end sounds familiar

It’s far from the first time the president has suggested that time frame. In fact, he’s offered up a two-week timeline when asked about his executive objectives countless times since returning to the White House last January — and even during his first term in office. Trump has leaned on the frequent refrain when discussing another major foreign policy objective of his second administration: ending the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war. Last spring, Trump spent months telling reporters he’d divine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s true intentions for the conflict “in about two weeks.” ”I’ll let you know in about two weeks,” he…