CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - Time to start thinking a few moves ahead in the war with Iran
Originally published by AND Magazine
Military superiority without a coherent strategy is useless. Perhaps worse. Perhaps dangerous. We attacked Iran based on the assumption that a nation run by religious zealots would fold and wave the white flag within days. That did not happen. It was never going to happen. We eventually pivoted to blockading the Straits of Hormuz on the assumption that the Iranians would return to the negotiating table and capitulate. That did not happen. It is unlikely to happen. The Iranian leaders with whom we are dealing now are even more committed to the existential struggle against the West than the ones we killed. They are already moving to prepare for a continued asymmetric fight, expanding this war, and digging in for the long haul. We would…Open