KINSELLA: Why victory in Iran hasn't been achieved yet |
Those are the words of U.S. President Donald Trump, two days after Israel and the United States started bombing Iran on February 28. That’s how long he said the war would last.
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“Four weeks or less.” As of Monday, 24 days — three weeks and a bit — have passed since Israel and the U.S. launched what they called a “decapitation strike.”
On the very first day of the war, Israel and America scored an impressive victory: They eliminated the monstrous Iranian dictator, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with high-ranking figures in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), security chief Ali Larijani, and intelligence minister Ismail Khatib. It was a masterful military manoeuvre. Could the war be over before it started?
“PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!” Trump declared at the time on social media. It was time for Iranians to “take back” their country, he said.
Except, they didn’t. They haven’t. Instead, Iranians are (understandably) sheltering from the bombs that are raining down from above. And, as we edge closer to the four-week mark, it is evident that the war is not over. If anything, it has been escalating.
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