Trump’s strikes on Iran follow the same pattern as the invasion of Iraq in 2003 — enormous energy devoted to operational execution, and almost no attention given to the more important question of whether war was necessary or wise. Bush at least believed his war served some strategic purpose. Trump’s logic is narrower: performative power to serve as a distraction from domestic scandals. From the Epstein files fallout to cratering poll numbers, the strikes function as an attempt to control the political narrative. Even if Trump doesn’t care about strategy, that does not make it irrelevant. A destabilized Iran means refugees flooding into Europe, shipping disruptions in the Gulf, and a windfall for Russia’s energy exporters, at a moment when Washington is already stretched thin on two other fronts. The show may serve its purpose at home, but there will be consequences
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Trump does things because his brain is mush. The idea that there is any design in his decisions is deeply wrongheaded.
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Trump’s strikes on Iran follow the same pattern as the invasion of Iraq in 2003 — enormous energy devoted to operational execution, and almost no attention given to the more important question of whether war was necessary or wise. Bush at least believed his war served some strategic purpose. Trump’s logic is narrower: performative power to serve as a distraction from domestic scandals. From the Epstein files fallout to cratering poll numbers, the strikes function as an attempt to control the political narrative. Even if Trump doesn’t care about strategy, that does not make it irrelevant. A destabilized Iran means refugees flooding into Europe, shipping disruptions in the Gulf, and a windfall for Russia’s energy exporters, at a moment when Washington is already stretched thin on two other fronts. The show may serve its purpose at home, but there will be consequences
Trump does things because his brain is mush. The idea that there is any design in his decisions is deeply wrongheaded.