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Trump is now caught in the oldest trap of modern warfare – believing a swift, surgical military operation will yield quick, enduring political results. The Soviets did it in Afghanistan; the US in Iraq in 2003; Putin did it in Ukraine, and is still fighting. Whatever force a military fails or succeeds in applying at the start, the people it is attacking have greater commitment to defending their lands and homes.

The White House may have rushed into this, seizing the opportunity for a decapitation strike, provided by Israeli intelligence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has very different objectives regionally, and a long US involvement against Tehran suits his desire for an Iran in rolling collapse that is no longer a threat. But the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 has caused as many problems as it has solved.

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[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Of course he can by doing what he does best. Not caring about those he made promises to and pulling all US troops out. The israeli fourth reich will make that difficult but otherwise he will just abandon everyone.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

EVERY war ever fought was going to be over in a month with an overwhelming victory, and yet, it NEVER happens.

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[-] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Correction: the war Netanyahu started, and Trump followed along with

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

War is a choice, he could end it right now.

[-] arcine@jlai.lu 0 points 1 month ago

The US started this war decades ago. The "Cold War" did not end, it was merely renamed "Peace".

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