Mick Ryan
There is a phrase that has circulated in American military organisations for a long time, which I became acquainted with during my time at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College over two decades ago: you want it bad, you get it bad. It is a phrase that speaks to the danger of letting short-term emotion or political convenience override strategic clarity.
As the United States and Israel begin their second week of military operations in Operation Epic Fury, it is worth pausing the tactical scorecard — the destroyed missile launchers, intercepted missiles and drones, the sunken Iranian naval vessels, and the growing reduction in Iran’s drone and missile attacks — and asking a tough question. What signal is this war, and the political decision-making surrounding it, sending to the leaders of the authoritarian regimes – China and Russia - that truly matter?
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