Humiliation in War Redux
As a postscript to the above post on the Suleimani assassination, Nicholas Kristof, writing for the Times, recaps the results of the action: [1] · Iran has cast off nuclear curbs so that it is now potentially within five months of having enough fuel for a nuclear warhead, down from almost 15 years when Trump took office. · United States forces may be pushed out of Iraq, allowing Suleimani to achieve in death one of his foremost goals in life. · American forces in Syria may be difficult to support without the military presence in Iraq, so some or all of them might pull out as well, another strategic victory for Iran. · The military campaign against ISIS is on hold, giving terrorists a chance to regroup. · Iran’s regime, which had been threatened by enormous protests at home and in Iraq,...