Iran

[Luce]

Originally Posted by sexobon

Obviously.

Stalemate is a failed strategy.

Yet, it remains the government's mantra because the electorate, by and large, doesn't have the stomach for doing what it takes to win.

They will perpetually pay for that.

Before you can even contemplating "winning", you have to have some sort of victory condition established.

We neglected that bit. There was no goalpost. There still isn't.

And deciding that we'll just carpet bomb the crap out of people or whatever it is we need "the stomach" for, won't help unless and until there is something resembling an objective.