If this is true, Donald Trump has managed the unusual feat of going to war with another country and having them come out of it stronger than they went in

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-ee950ad4?st=FarDpz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

“Iran, despite the decapitation of its leadership, has dealt the United States a strategic defeat in the classical sense. It will end the war in a stronger position than when it came under attack. The United States will end the war in a weaker position than before it launched its war. The rest is details.”

https://www.forever-wars.com/so-you-lost-a-war-to-iran/

So You Lost A War To Iran

And you're going to try to convince us you… won. Wow. Wow, OK

FOREVER WARS

@jalefkowit this was a great read, thanks for sharing

Agree that the best outcome from here is for us to just get the fuck out. If our big wet president and his handlers need to tell themselves "we're not owned!" about it, I could swallow that in exchange for the coming recession not being *as* bad as it will be if they double down to try and save face

@SnoopJ Spencer Ackerman does great work. Definitely recommend following him if you aren't already

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Ackerman

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