The Perplexing Logic of 'Endless War' in the Persian Gulf
A senior Democrat, Senator Chris Murphy, recently voiced worries over the Trump administration's Iran strategy, calling it an 'endless war scenario' rather than a clear 'regime change.' This isn't a revelation, it's a re-run. The narrative of an 'incoherent' plan conveniently sidesteps the consistent, decades-long pattern of destabilization, sanctions, and military encirclement that serves as
actual policy. When discussions revolve around 'how to re-open the Strait of Hormuz' without acknowledging the 45 years of crippling sanctions imposed on Iran, one has to question the sincerity of the concern. The current saber-rattling, complete with carrier groups and B-52 deployments, isn't some spontaneous reaction. It is a joint US-Israeli operation, a calibrated escalation. The US is a
co-belligerent, funneling intelligence and military hardware, while simultaneously strangling Cuba with an embargo dating back to 1962 and enabling the daily murder of Palestinians and Lebanese. Remember 1983, when the USS New Jersey shelled Lebanese positions, killing hundreds, an act of sheer military might framed as maintaining 'peace'? We are told there's no evidence Iran is about to strike or
acquire nuclear weapons, yet the drums of war beat louder. This isn't just a betrayal of the JCPOA, it's a calculated effort to provoke and maintain a state of perpetual conflict. The cost asymmetry of Iranian defensive arms versus Western offensive capabilities highlights the actual imbalance of power, yet Iran is consistently painted as the aggressor. This is how manufacturing consent works in