In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American history
T
he US-Israel war on Iran is a colossal blunder of world historical proportions. As clear an act of aggression as one can imagine, the war is blatantly illegal, continuing the death blow to international law and norms that began (most recently) with Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
The war has also been launched with magnificently poor planning, as the United States seems shocked by and unprepared for how Iran uses every means at its disposal to restrict shipping in the strait of Hormuz. And with the massive disruption to the international supply of energy and certain necessary commodities, the global economy is teetering on collapse, with the United States and Israel mortgaging the futures of many poorer nations around the world – especially in Asia and Africa – for their own imperial adventurism.
Now, in what could be a sign of significant escalation after a month of this needless and immoral war, the Pentagon is poised to move thousands of ground troops into the region and readying itself for “weeks” of possible ground operations, according to reports.
