Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction

The aftermath of the Iraq war was disastrous for the US, and the situation regarding the Iran war appears to be heading in a similar direction. Farah Jan references Thucydides' account of the Athenian empire in "History of the Peloponnesian War," highlighting the theme of power dynamics where the strong act without a coherent strategy, leading to suffering for the weak.