Seeing the strong countermeasures taken by Iran, and there being no sign of submission to the United States, the United States is now a bit panicked! On March 2, the Washington Post reported that officials within the Pentagon and members of the Trump administration are increasingly worried that the conflict with Iran could spiral out of control. And on the same day, a photo of Trump reprimanding the US Secretary of War Hedges went viral online, attracting widespread attention.
Evidently, this time Iran attacked 27 military bases of the United States in the Middle East, hit the US aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East, embassies, and oil tankers, etc. In short, Iran has targeted all valuable objectives it can reach, showing no sign of submission and no intention to negotiate with the United States. Now the United States is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
If the United States now hastily withdraws, the hardliners in Iran who are tough on the US will rise to power, and the US's actions would result in the opposite effect, which is certainly not something Trump wants to see. If the United States increases its strike efforts, it will cost more manpower, resources, and finances, but the key is to achieve regime change in Iran, which seems completely impossible. Going into a ground war, the United States dares not even think about it. Now, the United States wants to stop, but it cannot stop.
The key question is: How will Trump announce his victory? If Trump declares victory, but Iran continues to attack American military bases, would Trump be able to save face? In short, starting a war is easy, but ending it is difficult. Unless Iran meets every condition the United States has set at the negotiation table, the United States can truly declare its victory. But obviously, the United States cannot force Iran to sign a treaty under duress. If it turns into a protracted war, the United States will only waste its national strength, which is the real headache for the United States.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1858536639766538/
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