Round one, the 12 day war last summer, was a draw. The two fighters tested each other's capabilities, drew some blood, and went back into their corners anticipating a long bout ahead.
In Round two the fight tilted towards Iran's favour when it landed a gut punch by selectively closing the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S., Israel and their co-belligerents, costing them reputational loss and economic damage for the world. On the other side, the decapitation of the regime had the opposite effect it intended, plus it was a cheap shot, so they get docked points for that.
Now, as we wait for Round three, let's examine why USrahell's war strategy has failed so far.
I think it's a combination of 5 different factors; 1) Washington underestimating its opponent, 2) alienating both its distant allies and regional proxies, especially the Kurds, who are a ready-made indigenous army, 3) failing to convince the lukewarm Iranian population of its post-war political program, 4) the inability to generate any sort of international consensus for a prolonged military engagement against an embattled adversary, and, finally, 5) running from the battlefield.
The last one is not a reflection of the fighting spirit of the American soldier, but of the limited number of soldiers in the region, poor military planning, and the overall cowardly war strategy that USrahell had decided to carry out from the very beginning of the conflict.
It is obvious that competent military planners were sidelined and replaced by political appointees who thought the war would be short and relatively painless. They should have expected the thousands of American soldiers in the region would be sitting ducks on those bases and that ordering them to hide in hotels and high rise apartments would crush their morale. The American army wasn't sufficiently prepared psychologically for this war and it showed in the early days.
The criminals in the White House treated their lives as cheaply as the lives of the adversary because, and this must never be forgotten, the Israelis consider all goyim as cattle, especially soldiers. Remember what Kissinger said? He called warriors dumb, stupid animals. And Kissinger is not unique in that view. That is how Jews view non-Jews. They have no respect for the army they've fielded. And when you lack respect for the sacrifice and service of the common soldier you end up losing war after war.
