Iran’s military may be badly damaged by the U.S. and Israel’s campaign. But that damage has exposed a more enduring threat: asymmetric warfare, in which individuals or small groups of militants can pose threats strategic to the American military.

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      6 days ago

      I disagree. Not in the sense that you are wrong. The similarities to previous grave mistakes is often stunning.

      My own personal thoughts are that even though the similarities are there to other historical blunders, the sheer scale and depth of pure stupidity and gross incompetence on full display right now for all the world to see is so mind numbingly unprecedented on so many levels that it shouldn’t be referred to as anything other than a brand new low.

      It’s like referring to anything else somehow makes it seem less bad. Even though past conflicts were devastating.