Trump’s MOU Is an IOU: The Severe US Losses in Its Misbegott
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 8:22 amTrump’s MOU Is an IOU: The Severe US Losses in Its Misbegotten Iran War
QUOTE: "Bottom line: If the war accomplished anything, it accelerated the decline of US power, influence, and economic security."
Joseph Gerson - June 18, 2026 - Common Dreams
EXCERPT: "The Memorandum of Understanding, which ostensibly ends the four-month war between the US and Iran, illuminated the profound US defeat. In addition, a Quincy Institute webinar on military lessons from the war, shortly before the MOU’s release, enumerated numerous ways in which the US failures in its misbegotten war reveal how drastically US military dominance has been undermined for the long term. . . . ."
[ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-lost-iran-war ]
QUOTE: "Bottom line: If the war accomplished anything, it accelerated the decline of US power, influence, and economic security."
Joseph Gerson - June 18, 2026 - Common Dreams
EXCERPT: "The Memorandum of Understanding, which ostensibly ends the four-month war between the US and Iran, illuminated the profound US defeat. In addition, a Quincy Institute webinar on military lessons from the war, shortly before the MOU’s release, enumerated numerous ways in which the US failures in its misbegotten war reveal how drastically US military dominance has been undermined for the long term. . . . ."
[ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-lost-iran-war ]