Senator
Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated,
"We are losing this war" in reference to the U.S. military conflict with Iran
Murphy argued that the administration's military strategy was ineffective, saying:
- "We cannot destroy all their missiles or drones, nor their nuclear program".
- "Iran projects more power in the region than they did before the war".
- The conflict was "destabilizing the world and making us look feckless"
- . Murphy further described the operation as a "disaster of epic proportions" and argued that the U.S. was "losing American lives in a war that is... losing control".
TACO AGREED
A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility
Critics wonder if this is America’s “Suez moment,” when a leading power signals the start of its international decline.
...But the two-week cease-fire leaves the Islamic Republic in place and still in command of the future of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran’s nuclear stockpile and ballistic missile program unresolved.
After Mr. Trump’s declaration of victory, however hollow, it is difficult to imagine a resumption of full-scale war.
For the rest of the world, the war “is starting to look like a military defeat, more serious than Iraq or Afghanistan,” said Bruno Maçães, former secretary of state for European affairs for Portugal.
“The myth of America as all-powerful is important,” he added, “and it’s the basic requirement of a global hegemon to keep the oil flowing, to open up the strait and keep it open. This belief in an all-powerful America that can solve anything is disappearing.”
Keeping sea lanes open for American goods and global trade is one of the few permanent interests the United States has in the Middle East, as well as in Asia.
The war in Iran shut down the strait. Now, the Iranian military is still in control of the passageway and is likely to demand large tolls.
“The strategic rationale for the American military presence in the region has taken a huge hit,” said Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington.
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