iran

Here's an excellent (relatively short) piece on strategy considerations wrt Iran. https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/08/irans-attack-on-u-s-bases-is-a-face-saving-gesture-from-the-ayatollahs/ Here's an excellent snip wrt "thinking it through": In all three cases (Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya)...

An excellent blog post about the complexity of "things"; about the difficulty of parsing/sorting "branches & sequels" (< 10 mins for a thorough reading; to include linked article in the blog post): http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2019/07/how-things-can-get-real-stupid-real-fast.html Pause...