On stubbornness – The Economist:

‘If Iran thought Europe would be more flexible than America, it may be disappointed.
Mr Trump has many reasons to hesitate about bombing Iran. It would be unpopular, for a start: 60% of Americans oppose getting involved in the war, with just 16% in favour, according to a poll from The Economist and YouGov. It would be particularly divisive within Mr Trump’s maga coalition. It also may not work: some American and allied military officers doubt that even the enormous gbu-57, America’s largest “bunker-buster” bomb, could penetrate deeply enough to destroy Fordow.’

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‘Stubbornness was a viable strategy a decade ago, during the talks over the jcpoa. Barack Obama, the president at the time, gave up on his demands for a zero-enrichment deal when he realised Iran would not budge. It is less effective today, with Israeli jets roaring over Tehran—and America threatening to join them.’

Read the article here.

Stubbornness is not a strategy anymore.

War it is.
Or just a little war. (Not for the victims.)

The capriciousness is endless. The war of attrition also.