One of the key problems with war is to achieve a political end (as in current US/Israeli attacks on Iran) the usual result is the partial (and sometimes almost wholesale) destruction of society & its infrastructure.

This then encounters the classic political hypocrisy of war:

attacks on us mean will all work together to defend ourselves against the attacker (the 'Blitz spirit'), while our attacks on them will weaken their resolve & drive them to the negotiating table.

#politics #Iran #Trump

@ChrisMayLA6 and thatโ€™s even without counting on the deep (justified IMO) resentment against the USA and Israel, or the culture of martyrdom in Iran. Have been meaning to write on this, need to find the time.

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Wars of defense seem to be more successful long-term than wars of conquest. But the cost in human suffering is very high.