Pompeo’s Reprisal

[T]he U.S. may have come to realize how much its international standing has declined due to its subservience to Israel.

Even this president, who always presents himself as being so sure of victory, has respect for the American voter.

In the U.S., Trump no longer has a declaration of a victory over Iran within his grasp.

Military power alone cannot sustain global dominance, and attempts to assert it in the face of structural decline may hasten the very outcome they seek to prevent.

Trump simply doesn’t care ... about the war’s repercussions on Americans.

As soon as things become complicated, the U.S. president looks for a new spectacle.