Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Boots on Ground But on Wrong Feet 215 September 30, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) on 29 September 2014 by Gwynne Dyer (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:IranIslamic StatemilitaryNew ZealandSyriawar Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: Trump Has Cut the Gordian Knot in Gaza, What Comes Next? October 31, 2025. Published in Der StandardSomething could happen at any moment that would bring a halt to everything. 0 South Africa: What South Africa’s Progressives Can Learn from Zohran Mamdani’s Victory in New York City November 4, 2025. Published in Mail and Guardian 0 Malaysia: US and China Will See a Breakthrough in Their Trade Ties at APEC: Here’s Why October 29, 2025. Published in Malay Mail 0 Japan: Quad Solidarity: Do Not Backpedal on China Deterrence November 2, 2025. Published in Sankei Shimbun 0 Germany: The Epstein Curse Continues To Loom Large October 29, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel 0 Topics Germany: Harris Doesn’t Get It November 4, 2025. Published in Welt Harris’ strategy once again seems to be: Look at me, I’m not Trump. 0 Jordan: Why Did the US Vice President Cry? November 4, 2025. Published in assawsanaWhere were the faith and humanity in the U.S. and European countries when the Zionist occupation army destroyed churches in Gaza? 0 South Africa: What South Africa’s Progressives Can Learn from Zohran Mamdani’s Victory in New York City November 4, 2025. Published in Mail and Guardian 0 Zimbabwe: In the Race for Critical Minerals, Africa Needs To Set the Rules November 4, 2025. Published in The Herald 0 Bangladesh: Rare Earth Elements Are the New Drivers of Global Power November 4, 2025. Published in The Daily Star[T]he recent back-and-forth between Washington and Beijing over rare earth minerals looks technical on the surface, but it points to a deeper shift in global leverage. 0 Nigeria: Electricity Will Decide the AI Race November 4, 2025. Published in The Guardian 0 Japan: Quad Solidarity: Do Not Backpedal on China Deterrence November 2, 2025. Published in Sankei Shimbun 0 Spain: I, Trump November 1, 2025. Published in El PaísThe question is this: What is Trump’s strategy not to lose future elections? 0 Related Articles Turkey: Dismembering Syria, Bombing Gaza: Can Trump Finally Veto Neocons? October 13, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah Iran: US Strategy on Iran: From Sanctions to Perception Warfare October 12, 2025. Published in Fars NewsThe U.S. no longer seeks to persuade or deter Iran but to discredit its political system both domestically and internationally. Iran: 2 Scenes from Masoud Pezeshkian’s Trip to New York October 2, 2025. Published in Fararu News For Tehran, engaging with Trump wouldn’t signal constructive diplomacy it would be a move clouded by deep mistrust. Peru: Blockade ‘For Now’ September 5, 2025. Published in Perú21[T]he naval blockade remains an attempt to halt drug trafficking, which constitutes 30% of Chavist income. Palestine: Axis under Siege? The US-Israeli Plan To Isolate Iran before the Next War August 14, 2025. Published in Palestine ChronicleDisarmament of Hezbollah and the PMU would ultimately leave Iran in an extremely weak position regionally, which is the U.S.-Israeli goal. Previous articleAmericans Keep on Loving AppleNext articleObama’s About-Face Blows a Hole in Soft Power’s Fantasy World LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment