Trump fans at CPAC hope for the best in Iran but worry over the cost at home

The U.S. war with Iran hung over CPAC, the annual conservative conference, where attendees said they trust Trump while hoping the conflict ends soon.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — They still like Donald Trump and trust that he attacked Iran for good reason, but the conservative activists who met here this week worry about the chaos the war may unleash.

If the president ends the conflict soon, if gas prices drop, if no U.S. troops are sent to Iran and if the Iranian people rise up and reclaim their country, the war will have been worth it, many attendees interviewed at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference said.

That’s a lot of ifs. It’s also the best-case scenario for a war that just entered its fifth week, they said. But they acknowledged that the conflict has caused pain at home. And they are uncertain about what might unfold.