Can We Lose the Same War Twice? With Trump, Anything’s Possible

The first phase of Donald Trump’s war on Iran ended in defeat and humiliation. Iran emerged battered but stronger, with two new weapons: control of the Strait of Hormuz and a demonstrated drone and missile force that can cripple the economies of its Persian Gulf neighbors and wreak havoc on U.S. bases. Both are new instruments of power more usable than nuclear weapons. The two New Jersey property managers Trump sent to negotiate his surrender produced a poorly written memorandum of…