The Trump administration, along with its Israeli ally, has been at war with Iran for 11 weeks. The ostensible reason was that Iran was so close to obtaining a nuclear weapon that only an operation as massive as Epic Fury could prevent that from occurring. Yet last June, Operation Midnight Hammer “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capacity. Is there a small disconnect here?

The other objectives were regime change, destroying Iran’s rather meager air force and navy, striking its missile infrastructure and removing Iran as a threat to the region. One can assess how many missions were accomplished, as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked by both Iran and the U.S.

If Trump could reverse course so quickly with Kim, why not with Iran?

If Trump could reverse course so quickly with Kim, why not with Iran?

But why is it unacceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons when, only a decade ago, North Korea and its unstable dictator Kim Jong Un were allowed to retain theirs and fit them to longer range missiles? Was Kim a lesser threat? Was he not seen as volatile and dangerous as the mullahs and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who run Iran? Why........

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