This was a war of choice, plain and simple. There was no imminent threat, they are no where close to a nuclear bomb, they still don't have enough enriched material, let alone developed a triggering device, the real problem with building a nuke. And as to funding terrorism, damn, they all do it. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, can we stop kidding ourselves.
Trump owns this. And I am seriously scratching my head. What was he going to get out of it? Regime change? So what. Largest natural gas reserves in the world? Well yeah, but not much good after the infrastructure is blown all to hell. The Noble Peace Prize?
It is one thing to underestimate your opponent, that has certainly transpired here. A reflection of the utter ineptitude of the Department of War. Surprised by the drones? Really? Iran has been turning out a thousand a day for years now, and making bank. But to overestimate the return is quite another. Just what is the expected return here?