"Listening to the hyperventilations of Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning, as he enthused about a tenuous ceasefire with Iran that may or may not mark the end of what President Donald Trump has called his 'little excursion' in the Middle East, one might have been forgiven for thinking that America... had just pulled off one of the greatest wins in the long history of armed combat."
"Trump's self-styled Secretary of War revelled in what he called 'a capital-V military victory' against a 'humiliated and demoralized' Iranian regime, cataloguing a six-week campaign of destruction that had 'eliminated' the country's senior leadership, sunk its Navy to 'the bottom of the sea,' 'wiped out' its Air Force, and 'functionally destroyed' its missile program."
"If this was victory, I'd hate to see what failure looks like. Perhaps the most immediate problem with the ceasefire... is that it has not actually resulted in the 'COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.'"
American officials celebrate a supposed military victory over Iran, claiming significant destruction of its military capabilities. President Trump announced a ceasefire, describing it as a total victory. However, the ceasefire's effectiveness is questionable, particularly regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The rhetoric surrounding the victory contrasts sharply with the potential consequences of failure, suggesting a disconnect between claims of success and the actual situation on the ground.
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