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While Iran has faired better than I expected, it's a reach to say they've punished the US. The US losses are comically small. Of course wars aren't won solely b
by greedo 6mo ago
While Iran has faired better than I expected, it's a reach to say they've punished the US. The US losses are comically small. Of course wars aren't won solely based on battles...
- defrost 6mo ago> The US losses are comically small. Just international respect, potentially the loss of the petrodollar, trust of allies, etc. Small beer stuff really - although the kinds of things that feature in historical retrospectives published 50 years after turning points.
- gherkinnn 6mo agoThe US' immediate material losses are peanuts, of course. And Iran's are massive. Weeks after declaring victory, it remains a strategic blunder with no obvious way out. The Hormuz quagmire was expected and the vile Iranian regime has a long history of murdering and sacrificing its population for political gains. Since we're discussing a WoR article: https://warontherocks.com/tactical-success-strategic-failure-washington-walks-the-path-to-defeat-in-iran/ https://warontherocks.com/tactical-success-strategic-failure...