The Admission of Defeat I watched the news unfold this week with a growing sense of disbelief. After weeks of relentless airstrikes under the banner of ‘Operation Epic Fury,’ President Donald Trump has reportedly signaled he is willing to abandon the core strategic objective of the entire conflict: reopening the Strait of Hormuz. According to multiple reports, Trump has privately admitted to aides that any military operation to forcibly reopen the strait would require a major, bloody escalation, potentially involving a ground invasion [1]. So he wants out (he says). This is not a tactical pause; it is a strategic admission…

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