Victor Davis Hanson
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There's enough evidence to see how things are really going.
Europeans would never agree to go anywhere near Iran unless they thought the tide was turning and they think that we're going to win.
Otherwise, they would keep still.
And the reason that the Pepto nations of the Gulf survive is they have their finger in the wind and they're very attuned to the climate.
And when you have Al Jazeera praising the United States bombing campaign and saying that it's been underestimated and it's brilliant and effective, you get the feeling that they think not only should the United States finish the job, but it can and will finish the job.
And then when you start to see tactical aircraft like Warthogs and Apaches, that means that they're offering almost ground and sea support to hit targets.
There's nothing, there's no defense at all when you have that type of aircraft flying at will in Iranian airspace.
So you put it all together, and I think it's pretty clear that this Robodop strategy that they have, that we're going to tire before they are, is dependent on just public opinion, the midterms, and the United States.
And if
Trump sees it through, and I think he will, I think they're going to fall pretty soon.
Tom, do you agree with him?
There's enough evidence to see how things are really going.
Europeans would never agree to go anywhere near Iran unless they thought the tide was turning and they think that we're going to win.
Otherwise, they would keep still.
The reason that the Pepto nations of the Gulf survive is they have their finger in the wind and they're very attuned to the climate.
And when you have Al Jazeera praising the United States bombing campaign and saying that it's been underestimated and it's brilliant and effective, you get the feeling that they think not only should the United States finish the job, but it can and will finish the job.
And then when you start to see tactical aircraft
like Warthogs and Apaches, that means that they're offering almost ground and sea support to hit targets.
There's nothing, there's no defense at all when you have that type of aircraft flying at will in Iranian airspace.
So you put it all together and I think it's pretty clear that