Middle East
History tells us coercion through airpower alone won’t work
Donald Trump won’t commit troops because he knows it would hurt him politically. But that’s what it would take if he wants Iran to capitulate.
February 24, 2026
Donald Trump won’t commit troops because he knows it would hurt him politically. But that’s what it would take if he wants Iran to capitulate.
Tehran learned from the June attack and its comparative advantage now is to drag Washington into a protracted regional conflict
Our stumbling into war with Tehran would be the latest in a self-inflicted 30-year road to nowhere
Some early Trump supporters are railing against this latest potential war, but are they being heard?
They see the military build-up and know that bombing and regime change can have consequences, especially geopolitical ones
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner downplayed the potential for profiteering but that's not exactly the case
