Attacking bases versus boots on ground

Gideon discusses the Iran war with defence analyst Jack Watling, author of Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World. Why did the US fail to foresee the need to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route? What options are there to bring the war to a close?

Clip: NYT

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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran

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