“The request from a senior officer at the U.S. military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas,” CNN reports.
Said the email: “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.”
“The crowdsourcing-style query, which military officials said was unusual over email, is one sign of the limited — and potentially unpalatable —options available to Trump to force Iran into a deal on his terms. Hoping to find an alternative, the official at CENTCOM kicked off the brainstorming session via email to see if anyone had a better idea.”
If victory depends on finding one clever new idea in an email inbox, it’s fair to wonder whether the overall strategy needs a rethink.
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