War in Iran: Why Americans Worry

Bret Stephens’s recent column in the New York Times tries to educate readers that by historical standards, the war on Iran is an amazing success so far. He compares various aspects of it to previous campaigns. We haven’t seen an immediate recession. Our initial decapitation strike was successful. We have the support of the Saudi head of state. He writes:

I wonder what past generations would make about a war launched by a president announcing it at 3 a.m. on a Saturday from underneath a white baseball cap. Maybe some of those past generations would marvel at how the chief executive could act in a way so disconnected not just from Congress but from the American people themselves. Maybe some of them wouldn’t be as impressed with gaining the favor of Mr. Bonesaw in Riyadh.

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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Bret Stephens’s recent column in the New York Times tries to educate readers that by historical standards, the war on Iran is an amazing success so far. He compares various aspects of it to previous campaigns. We haven’t seen an immediate recession. Our initial decapitation strike was successful. We have the support of the Saudi head of state. He writes:

I wonder what past generations would make about a war launched by a president announcing it at 3 a.m. on a Saturday from underneath a white baseball cap. Maybe some of those past generations would marvel at how the chief executive could act in a way so disconnected not just from Congress but from the American people themselves. Maybe some of them wouldn’t be as impressed with gaining the favor of Mr. Bonesaw in Riyadh.