Some things never change. The same rationales. The same rhetoric. The same early-war boasting of success. And one other thing about the ongoing Iran War compared to the start of the Iraq War in 2003: the same contradictory feelings, i.e. an intense dislike about how we got to this point and at same time rooting for U.S. military success. … I’ll bet there’s more than a few people with similar contradictory feelings.
Update – Speaking of contradictory feelings, from Tom Friedman at the NYT: “To think clearly about Middle East wars, you need to hold multiple thoughts in your head at the same time. It’s a complicated, kaleidoscopic region where religion, oil, tribal politics and great power politics interweave in every major story. If you are looking for a black-and-white narrative, you might want to take up checkers.”
Update II – It seems many Dems and Republicans prefer playing checkers. Via NYT and NBC, respectively.
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