The "war against Iran," often assumed to have begun recently with actions by President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is strategically misframed by pervasive 24/7 commentary. This conflict is presented as the latest campaign in a nearly five-decade-long war initiated at the Islamic Republic's inception, with American service personnel dying from Iranian mines, IEDs, and missiles for decades.
The article argues that words like "war," "victory," "defeat," and "quagmire" are frequently misused, leading to flawed analysis. For instance, "quagmire" is inappropriately applied to the current Iran conflict, which involves air power and a naval blockade against a state, unlike the large expeditionary forces and insurgency of Vietnam or Iraq. The piece warns against lazy pronouncements, questionable analogies, and tired catchphrases, emphasizing that critics should avoid the same simpleminded reasoning they attribute to the Trump administration.
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