What Do You Think About the Iran War?
Beats me. What's your opinion? (Not paywalled)
I’m not particularly good at predicting the outcome of Trump’s adventures abroad because Trump seldom acts out of a long-term ideology, the way that George W. Bush’s 2003 Iraq War was based on a neoconservative consensus that had emerged over the years, giving me plenty of time to study and evaluate it.
Similarly, I did a good job of recognizing the Great Awokening and predicting where it was headed and why it would fail. I’d spent years articulating How the World Works and how, if you can’t tolerate admitting that, then you end up subscribing to Ibram X. Kendism. Which is exactly what happened, with dire consequences that were easily predictable (by me).
Trump’s foreign policy, in contrast, is more opportunist. So, he’s less likely to make predictable mistakes for ideological reasons. But is he more likely to make unpredictable mistakes?
What are your thoughts?
I'll probably be in the minority in this comment section but I'm glad Trump had the stones to do this. The Iranians have been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world for the last almost 50 years. I have friends who were blown up and killed or wounded by Iranian EFPs. The Iranians are directly responsible for thousands of American's deaths so it's about time somebody made them pay for it. Every American government till now has cowered to Iranian bluster and threats. Obama tried to suck up to them and pay them off, hoping they'd like us. Instead, they used Obama's billions to spread more death around the world and they still chanted "Death to America." Now it's up to the Iranian people to rise up and take control. This action is giving them their chance to do it.
Israel war, but aren’t they all?