Iran folly

To the editor:

Before we get sucked into yet another war, remember that the Iraq war lasted 18 years, cost $3 trillion, and inflicted death and disability on hundreds of thousands, including our own.

Iran has twice the population and four times the area of Iraq and is one of the most mountainous countries on Earth. It controls the Persian Gulf, so occupation would be required.

Parading troops is not the same as winning a war. Since World War II, we have not won a major conflict. Not in Korea. Not in Vietnam. Not in Iraq or in Afghanistan.

In all these, we’ve declared “victory” and helicoptered out.

These conflicts all have in common: no clear objective; long, expensive supply lines; no shared language or culture.

With each, we’ve forgotten that military force makes enemies faster than it can kill them. Even those like translators, who would help our military, are going to be reluctant to trust any promise we make.

This president has taken away possible refugee status to those still hiding in Afghanistan and is threatening to send ICE after those who’ve made it to our shores.

Loss of credibility has consequences on the ground. He is famous for not “doing details” but these matter.

Bill Dorsett
Manhattan