Trump thought he could control the war in Iran. Three weeks in, it’s clear he can’t. Allies have their own agendas, the objectives are unclear, and the political pressure is mounting. History tells us what happens when leaders walk into traps they cannot escape. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-escalation-trap-lbj-vietnam
Trump's Iran Escalation Trap Recalls LBJ And Vietnam

Donald Trump, Lyndon Johnson, and wars we can’t win

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The sense of world leaders leaning in to observe, thinking through the possibilities, the opportunities for them to make bank, salivating, it's palpable.