Fred Kaplan, whose observations I trust on matters of war, explains where we are with Iran — and the phrase "without a paddle" comes to mind. An excerpt…
President Trump's decision to resume and escalate the war in Iran makes even less sense than his decision four and a half months ago to start the war in the first place. More jarring still, Trump announced on Monday that he would also take control of the Strait of Hormuz and charge a 20 percent toll to all ships passing through — which, besides defying credulity, blows to bits the tiny shred of moral claim that he had held against Iran's government.
Anyone who thinks "we" (the U.S.) have a coherent strategy for this war has to be horrified at how quickly our Dear Leader changes courses every day. It's getting harder for them to deny that the only thing wrong with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — better known as the J.C.P.O.A. — was that it had Obama's name on it.