Houthi gains at Bab el-Mandeb threaten Saudi oil exports and draw Washington into a Vietnam-like quagmire without ground troops.
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Gulf economic quagmire deepens as energy, reconstruction, tourism, capital, and uncertainty costs compound with no clear timeline for recovery.
Trump seeks Kharg Island as “final blow.” Americans oppose ground war. Republicans demand answers. History warns of Gallipoli.
Decisive strikes failed. Iran will not surrender. Israel will not accept regime survival. The allure of a final blow is dangerous.
“If your head and your heart is not in it when you go to war, it’s going to be a lot more difficult to accomplish your objectives.”
US-Iran war becomes strategic quagmire as asymmetric conflict favors Tehran’s endurance over Washington’s undefined regime change objectives.
How Trump extricates from Iran quagmire: declare victory, negotiate exit. Least-bad option.
Airpower alone cannot coerce a nuclear deal or topple Iran’s regime; history shows it hardens resolve.
Airpower alone cannot coerce a nuclear deal or topple Iran’s regime; history shows it hardens resolve.