On March 9, Donald Trump billed his war with Iran as a “short-term excursion” that was already “very complete”. In fact, he even explained that as the US was “ahead of our initial time timeline by a lot”, it may end at any point.
I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention to the news, but this didn’t happen. Iran has nowhere near the firepower of the United States, but were planning for this eventuality for years and have so far managed to out-maneuver the increasingly desperate Trump, who is now pleading with European allies for assistance.
