If there ever was a war which should not have happened, it is the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Thousands of lives were lost, billions of dollars spent, the economic and political worlds set afire around the globe, and we are just about where we were before February 28 when President trump decided to “obliterate” Iran for a second time within roughly eight months.

It is difficult to evaluate the results for two reasons:  Trump lies consistently so we cannot evaluate his reasons for declaring war or his claims of “victory” with any certainty; and his objectives for the war changed by the hour.

Let’s analyze some issues along with the 10-point peace plan proposed by Iran.

First, a couple of non-peace plan issues.

Regine change:  Yes, that was achieved with Israel killing the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.  He was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.

The problem:  He is reported to be more of a hardliner than his father.  So much for that.  Iran is still theocratic and authoritarian.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio implied that not much may have been accomplished, stating:

“The people who head them [Iranians}, this clerical regime, that is the problem.  And if there are new people now in charge who have a more reasonable vision of the future, that would be good news for us, for them, for the entire world.  But we also have to be prepared for the possibility,........

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