Foreign Affairs

Regal Republicans. Trump, Hegseth, W and most of the others avoid the dirty work of war. It’s too beneath them.

That said, I don’t think Iran has many friends of any stature left to help them. Sending most of their weaponry to Russia in hindsight was not a good play. They no longer have large stockpiles and Putin is in no position to provide any cover. And hoping for Iran to land some lucky punches against the US is to side with someone who literally killed thousands of its own people and is one of the most repressive and blood thirsty regimes in history.