The limits of American power: Trump’s reckless gamble against Iran

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A Foreign Affairs essay by former U.S. Navy officer William H. McRaven argues that the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has revealed limits to American military power. It warns that technological superiority cannot guarantee political outcomes.

TEHRAN - The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has exposed the limits of American military power and the dangers of an administration that appears to have mistaken technological superiority for the ability to dictate political outcomes, William H. McRaven, who served in the U.S. Navy, wrote in Foreign Affairs.