The United States made a mistake. This war in Iran shouldn’t be happening now - the US should have launched it a decade ago. Just to clarify, I’m not American, nor Persian, and I’m definitely not a warmonger. Every war is a tragedy because of civilian casualties and suffering. Yet, we live in the real world, where war is just the continuation of politics by other means, as Clausewitz said. ...
Post-WW2 global order After World War II, the United States developed a system of allies, rather than vassals, making it the de facto leader of the free world. And rightfully so. Don’t get me wrong — America never shied away from imposing its will on other countries by force (the annexation of Hawaii is my favorite example), but compared to other contemporary powers like the Soviet Union, the US has indeed been a benevolent superpower. ...