One Month at War With Iran — Can Washington define victory?

Wars are not defined by the tonnage of munitions expended or ships sunk. They are defined by whether military force serves a coherent political objective. One month into Operation Epic Fury, that principle remains unlearned.

On February 28, U.S. and Israeli forces launched the largest American military action in the Middle East since Iraq. Iran’s navy has been gutted, its air defenses wrecked, and its missile production disrupted. The administration is tallying strikes and sunken ships the way commanders in Vietnam tallied body counts.