War never makes anything better. It always makes everything worse, until one or both sides are exhausted by the process. We call this state of mutual depletion, peace.
The Iranian expats are cheering the war. They are kissing photos of Donald Trump and celebrating the death of each Iranian official. Of course they are not underneath the rain of rockets and bombs.
If we were truly trying to free the Iranians from their oppressive regime, this is not how to do it. Killing thousands of Iranians and destroying their cities will not endear us to them. It will only make everything worse.
Perhaps Trump might inadvertently advance democracy in the Middle East, whether he is trying to or not. Of the many uncertainties involved in the “fog of war,” this hope may prove the most elusive.
Trump has long coveted the Nobel peace Prize. If anything good comes out of this, he may deserve the Peace Prize (and the Magician of the Year award as well).
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Larry DeWitt
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