Throughout history, powerful militaries have been thwarted by smaller adversaries with more determination.
- Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
Trump’s Iran war is historically unique in one critically important way: Early on, the war is not popular with the American public.
President Donald Trump should take notice: From Lyndon Johnson to George W. Bush, history shows leaders often pay a high political price when wars they start or expand become unpopular.
History is full of examples of what happens when airpower takes on a logic of its own.
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
President Reagan said sending troops to Lebanon was his ‘greatest regret.’ Other presidents left office with similar misgivings. Could leaving troops in Syria and Iraq be the next strategic mistake?
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