This is not the end. This is the beginning of another Iraq war, set up exactly the same way: claiming, with dubious proof, an imminent risk from weapons of mass destruction.

Iran’s options here are to bomb US bases, which are a lot closer by, mine the Strait of Hormuz, blow up oil infrastructure in nearby countries who are harboring US bases.

This might risk Iran a much larger war but the alternative of doing nothing and showing the world they won’t defend themselves is worse.

The US will again bankroll another big, more expensive war to the tune of trillions more in debt. Another decade of war ahead with no end in sight.

Meanwhile, new enemies will be made for the US as a young generation grows up living through this. The cycle repeats.