Will Iran Be Another Vietnam? Trump Sends Mixed Messages on Ending the War

[Uncle Joe]

Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, says the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has transformed from a "war of choice" to a "war of necessity" as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sparks a worldwide oil crisis. Vaez discusses President Donald Trump's "mixed messages" about U.S. military strategy and warns that "mission creep" could set in if Trump refuses to "exit this war and accept that he hasn't been able to achieve most of his strategic objectives."

[Ray Bruns]

1. Yes!

[peppertree]

4. +1

"Hey, hey - Donnie J...How many kids did you kill today?"

[PikaBlue]

2. If the war was ending

then why would an additional air craft carrier be heading to the region? It feels like the "war is ending" is a bluff. Then, again, I have no qualifications that would permit me to make declarative statements about conflict strategy.

[Ray Bruns]

5. They are also sending about 12 A-10's to the region. You know, the planes used for ground support.

[BarbD]

3. Bottom Line: Trump is crazy & unpredictable.

We are at the mercy of a madman.

[Norrrm]

6. Big difference --- Trump had a personal exit plan for VN.