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Pant legs getting wider started in fashion shows, but then a big and respected predictor predicted fashion would move to wider pant legs and people in the clothes industry believed in his predictions and took actions that made it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-CozY2isc
People like Ted Cruz act like destroying a bunch of stuff and killing a bunch of people means the US is winning the war.
War isn’t a sports game where the side with the most points wins. If the US fails to achieve its political objectives, which according to Ted Cruz is a new and friendly regime, then the US loses.
Anywhere US infantry concentrates near or in Iran, is going to get pulverized by Iranian missiles and drones.
The British couldn’t take Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I with 500,000 men. That campaign is analogous to potential ground invasions of Iran. For the US to invade, Iran’s missile and drone abilities have to be eliminated, but despite the many used and taken out, Iran seems to have enough left. In WWII, the US invasion of Normandy was a bloody affair, but Germany’s long range ability was taken out by then or on the eastern front. American military people may be in trouble if they land on Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl_8LaoXJEc
The Air Force has a doctrine where it should spread out planes and move which bases they fly from so it’s harder to take them out. The US apparently wasn’t practicing that doctrine, and is paying for it.
It is more expensive to move maintenance teams around or have different teams available at multiple bases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJXlHTFBAI
Multiple times, Trump has drawn a red line about attacking Iran’s energy facilities, and then backed off. Iran has been calling Trump’s bluff. Both economically and militarily, Trump likes to push around countries not willing to stand up to the US. But, when countries do, Trump gets his ass kicked. China won the trade war. Iran is winning this war. Trump is a classic bully who only wins when the victim doesn’t fight back.
Iranian pragmatic officials are being replaced with hardliners.
Trump’s choice may be: accept the L, or massively escalate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzRhv8NiHWA
It’s starting to feel like victory can only be had with half a million troops and a full-scale invasion of Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXBB-OauESk
The fire in the American aircraft carrier USS Ford was really bad with extensive damage. The costs of this war are tallying up. What are we getting out of this again?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qarj88_tsAg
US loss multiple planes in Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia, likely with help from Russian intelligence. The US did not learn or implement the lessons from Ukraine regarding drones and protecting planes on the ground. The US looks like Russia losing expensive aircraft on the ground. The US is losing planes, people, radars, and facilities, and so far has gotten nothing from Iran. Iran shows no sign of giving in, and if they don’t, then the US lost expensive equipment, munitions, and lives for little gain. The US is showing that it is not ready for the new change in warfare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c594aKVeLLM
We’ve watched for four years Russia continuing to not always adapt to protect their assets from drones and missiles, and now the US seems to be failing in the same way.
The US can only confirm that they destroyed a third of Iran’s missiles, and Iran doesn’t need that many missiles to damage neighbors and the global economy. Our assessments may not be good either. Iran could be secretly building more missiles and drones.
The Houthis haven’t entered the war yet, but they may.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W9O7HgpCuA
Obama was interested in military force in Syria after Syria crossed Obama’s redline, but Obama wanted authorization from Congress. Congress didn’t want to be on the record one way or the other, and told Obama to act if he wanted to act.
Then for Libya, some of the Congressmen who said they didn’t want to be on the record and they wanted Obama to act if he wanted to, complained that Obama didn’t get authorization for Libya.
Not only were Congress people derelict of their duty to discuss and vote on military action, but they dishonestly portrayed their true feelings to the public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5EYWoIrb_A
Under Trump, surveys of the federal workforce show that, while they still report believing in their missions, their morale has collapsed. They used to say they would recommend it as a good place to work. Now, under Trump, they do not recommend it. This is also true for how satisfied they are with their job, how satisfied they are with their organization, and whether their job inspires them. This makes it hard to hire, retain, and motivate employees.
Federal workers also used to say that they could disclose a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without fear of reprisal; that arbitrary action, personal favoritism, and/or political coercion were not tolerated; and that they were satisfied with the information they got from management on what’s going on in the organization. Under Trump, no more.
These are signs of bad management and leadership.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQuzvEkr7vE