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• Military gains highlight the US president’s strengths, but his unpredictable style risks backlash at home
The US is largely winning the war with Iran, but may end up losing it at home, both for domestic reasons and for failing to convince its allies of the danger Iran can pose to them.
The majority of policy analysts, mainstream media commentators, and many politicians hold a negative view of the war and its aims. This can be a decisive factor, as the end result also depends on who wins the battle of minds.
The answer lies, possibly, in an anthropological examination of the politicians, analysts, and media commentators themselves as much as it does in an examination of the war. After all, war is also a contest of ideas and strategy, where wit is tested as much as military hardware.
