With petrol prices surging at home, the US president wants to extract his country from the war he started, and he may leave Israel in the lurch, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
  • Soulphite@reddthat.com
    10·
    2 days ago

    The US never learns that war in the middle east will never be fought and won in a week. The region is primed to make war last “forever.”

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
      8·
      2 days ago

      Historically, this has been a feature and not a bug since forever wars provided a steady demand for the military industry. The difference here is that Iran controls escalation dominance, and the US can’t just decide when to dial things up or down as convenient.