If you’ve been following coverage of the Trump administration’s military action against Iran, you’ve probably noticed something: A lot of people are determined to convince you that the United States is losing.
They’re wrong.
Even worse, many of them know they’re wrong. Critics across the political spectrum — from Democrats to elements of the so-called horseshoe Right — are pushing narratives that paint the conflict as a disaster in the making. The goal is simple: Undermine public confidence and turn what is shaping up as a strategic success into a perceived failure.
Three particular claims are circulating widely. All three deserve to be addressed.
Lie No. 1: The war is a quagmire.
The first claim is that the United States has stumbled into another interminable Middle East war — one destined to drag on for years and possibly escalate to catastrophic levels.
This is absurd.
At the time of this writing, the conflict is less than two weeks old. Twelve days. That’s not 12 years, as in Vietnam, or even 12 months, as in the Spanish-American War.
Wars unfold over time, and no one should pretend to know exactly how long any conflict will last. But the notion that the United States is already trapped in a generational quagmire — after less than two weeks of fighting — is less analysis than panic.
Lie No. 2: Iran is somehow winning.
A second claim insists that Iran is holding strong — that the regime is weathering the assault and even gaining the upper hand.
Again, reality tells a different story.
Iran’s military capabilities have been battered. Its missile and drone infrastructure has been heavily targeted. Its naval assets have reportedly suffered severe losses. Leadership turmoil inside the regime only compounds the problem.
Iran (I ran), not (ear ron) the world’s greatest threat to peace, was developing a nuclear weapon (war head for missiles). Their thinking process is not stable enough to allow this, and they have been useless to the world for decades. Muslims hate ALL Christians and Jews. Them atomic missiles would be used shortly on Israel first and then the United States. Peace is not what iran is seeking, war makes them happy. President Trump did what should have been done years ago. We may have a few random terrorist acts to deal here in this country, but that is far less trouble than nuclear missiles being delivered across our country. Iran talks big shit but they don’t hold a candle to the United States military. We have a military to protect us and now it is being used appropriately. Two weeks and iran has lost most of their fighting capability. Hold tight, this will be over shortly. We do have towel heads here to keep the threat alive, so be very alert and don’t turn your back on them.
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