GULF CRISIS
Donald Trump, by his own admission, may or may not have a plan - By any sober assessment, as a New Year (Nowruz) begins in the Persian calendar, the Third Gulf War is escalating, possibly beyond the control of the US President who initiated it. What began as a demonstration of resolve now risks becoming a demonstration of limits – of power, of planning and of political judgement. It may already have passed the point at which “victory” retains any coherent meaning.
