The article suggests that right-wing support for Donald Trump's war against Iran is consistent with the continuity between the Iraq-era conservative mainstream and the Trump-era new right, suggesting that both the Bush-era hawks and Trumpian right were deeply concerned about civilizational decadence and sought to escape it. The author suggests that both sides were obsessed with civilizational progress and sought national purpose, while both sought ways to break out of liberal convention wisdom and post-Cold War consensus. The article also suggests that the same spirit could be extended to a new round of war-making, a friend/enemy battle with the mullahs rather than the liberal elite as the existential threat. Most Republicans currently support the war, with support extending beyond older GOP voters to include younger, online and more Trumpy voices. However, the author warns that the failure in Iraq was a failure of Wilsonian idealism and that the war will have a better outcome than the Bush era due to flexibility and willingness to negotiate with opponents.