Here’s the link but honestly not worth reading
Except for this
Critics maintain that the rapid and large-scale expenditure of munitions has “wrung out” U.S. power and that Washington’s inability to subdue Iran sends a message of American weakness around the world. On the contrary, the war showed that the United States is still willing and able to engage in large-scale military action. Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot safely assume the Pentagon will stay on the sidelines if they attack NATO or Taiwan.
The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades. The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.
I don’t agree I think they wanted to do another Venezuela (possibly two more) on the way in to G7
im sure that’s what trump wanted to do. but i don’t believe the entire capitalist class thought “doing a venezuela” to iran was possible. they’ve seen the results of the millenium challenge just as much as we have, they knew ahead of time that that would be impossible. after the failed decapitation attempt there was no reason to continue with a real war (imo) other than for spectacle