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Warwick Powell on Transition Protocol. The United States can't win the Iran war, and can't walk away from it. Powell explains the Vietnam-era trap Washington is in, and why Iran is ready for what comes next.
He argues the US cannot concede on the Strait of Hormuz, and that prestige, not ego, keeps Washington in the war. Vietnam-era logic, he says, pushes a losing war onto the next president. On 8 October, Trump posted there would be no attack on Iran before the 3 November midterms. Powell also covers the cost at home in diesel, freight, and power bills, and Australia's AUKUS dilemma.
He argues the US cannot concede on the Strait of Hormuz, and that prestige, not ego, keeps Washington in the war. Vietnam-era logic, he says, pushes a losing war onto the next president. On 8 October, Trump posted there would be no attack on Iran before the 3 November midterms. Powell also covers the cost at home in diesel, freight, and power bills, and Australia's AUKUS dilemma.
Timeline:
00:15:08 The decent interval
00:22:43 They want a grand invasion — the host's sources in Tehran
00:42:27 Can America defend the Pacific?