[E. Pluribus Unum]

The Wall Street Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch who has a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Just saying.

Can you refute the content of the article?

Just asking.

[Rockingham]

Yes. Terms like cycle of escalation and forever war get tossed about by ill-informed Iran war critics as if they make a compelling point. They do not.

Between determined opponents, wars are won by the side that brings the most force to bear with the greatest effectiveness for the longest period of time. Between the US and Iran, the US has the most resources and the far better and larger military force. Like the Confederacy and North Vietnam, Iran's hope is that domestic US politics results in the US dropping its war effort before success is secured.

The most likely outcome is that amped up US bombing and blockade break the Iranian regime beyond recovery in a matter of a few more weeks or a month or two. Based on the correlation of forces, I believe that is what will happen. And, by the way, the Iran war is already having beneficial collateral effects in that China, Russia, and North Korea are all experiencing stresses due to the war. All I am saying is give war a chance.