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A “War of Choice” in Iran and the Persistence of US Failure in the Middle East

Why did the United States launch a war with Iran? Is there an exit strategy, or could this turn into another forever war? What would a realist and restrained foreign policy in the Middle East look like? Cato Institute media fellow Rikki Schlott sits down with Jon Hoffman, a research fellow in defense and foreign policy studies at Cato, to discuss the shifting justifications for the Iran war, the economic and military costs incurred over the first three months, and the lessons that Washington refuses to learn in the Middle East.