THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jennifer Kavanagh) - The Iran War and the Future of American Empire
Wars often go wrong in unexpected ways. Even well-planned operations can be derailed by surprise events, equipment failures, bad weather, or bad luck. But the disaster that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on February 28 was not a surprise. War-gamed and red-teamed dozens of times over decades, the risks of the campaign […] The post The Iran War and the Future of American Empire appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Iran War and the Future of American Empire The choice is between controlled retrenchment now and forced retrenchment later. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Wars often go wrong in unexpected ways. Even well-planned operations can be derailed by surprise events, equipment failures, bad weather, or bad luck. But the disaster that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on February 28 was not a surprise. War-gamed and red-teamed dozens of times over decades, the risks of the campaign were well-known and obvious. Still, the war’s outcome has been worse than the most…Open