Iran doesn’t have to be America’s reckoning. The post Lose the Battle, Win the Century appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Lose the Battle, Win the Century Iran doesn’t have to be America’s reckoning. Washington is once again in the throes of a postwar autopsy. Did the United States win in Iran? America’s latest military operation was launched, seemingly, to achieve regime change and permanent denuclearization. It ended with a messy ceasefire, a still-defiant adversary, and a war powers debate Congress will never resolve. By the standards Washington set for itself, the campaign did not deliver. Tehran’s government did not collapse. The Strait of Hormuz blockade dragged on for months. And it was a negotiated ceasefire, not the final…Open
The national character is to work to bring our words and deeds in line. The post Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise The national character is to work to bring our words and deeds in line. Hours before Iran’s national soccer team took the pitch in Seattle for its group-stage match against Egypt, the U.S. Central Command announced further strikes against the Islamic Republic. This sequence was without obvious precedent. A World Cup host nation had never bombed a participating country during the tournament. Fortunately, FIFA had already provided the punchline by awarding President Donald Trump the FIFA Peace Prize just over six months before the tournament’s opening kickoff. The…Open
After lying in state in Tehran, Mr. Khamenei’s body will be taken to some of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam during a four-day procession that is expected to draw millions.
