U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with a local radio station in Kansas that "the war in Iran will end soon." Judging by all the indications reported in the U.S. media, an American strike will be launched after the midterm elections scheduled for the coming days, if it becomes clear that the Iranians have rejected all the proposals on the table to end the war.
Senior military commanders have presented the president with plans for a strike lasting "several days." That sounds good, assuming it does not overlook the fact that there is another side to this story. Yes, the Iranians. It reminds us of the book The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek. Josef Švejk goes off to war firmly convinced that his mission is "to kill the enemy." Then he is told that he himself might be killed in the war. "Oh," he replies, "I hadn't thought of that."
In other words, another round of fighting with Iran could drag on and exact a heavy price over a prolonged period, with the Iranians striking Arab countries and targets in Israel. There are no happy wars, and it seems to us that Netanyahu wants to sow chaos in the region, thereby ensuring his continued rule.
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