So About That 'Forever War' |
Well… this is awkward.
For the last several weeks, the usual suspects in media and politics have been breathlessly warning that President Trump had just dragged the United States into yet another “forever war” in the Middle East.
You heard it everywhere.
“Quagmire.” “Another Iraq.” “No exit strategy.” “Endless escalation.”
The experts were certain. The pundits were smug. The critics were unified. And now?
Now, the same president who supposedly launched a “forever war” just ordered a pause on further strikes because… the war might already be ending. Oops.
According to multiple reports, President Trump instructed the Department of War to postpone planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure after what he described as “very good and productive conversations” aimed at a “complete and total resolution” of hostilities.
Let’s translate that into plain English: The guy they said was reckless just used overwhelming force to bring Iran to the negotiating table—and now might end the conflict in a matter of weeks.
That’s not a forever war. That’s the exact opposite of one.
But here’s the part that really deserves to be shoved directly into the face of every critic who couldn’t stop using the word “quagmire.”
This outcome didn’t happen despite Trump’s strategy. It happened because of it.
For years, American foreign policy drifted into a pattern of weakness dressed up as diplomacy. Endless talks. Hollow threats. Red lines that meant nothing. Enemies learned that if they waited long enough, Washington would........