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Jiang argues that because both sides frame their objectives differently, both America and Iran can think they are winning, making a negotiated peace settlement impossible.
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Jiang argues that because both sides frame their objectives differently, both America and Iran can think they are winning, making a negotiated peace settlement impossible.
"...That's why it's impossible to get the two to negotiate a peace settlement. Okay? Does that make sense? Okay. Alright. Okay. Alright. So on..."
"...tyrant. He did not want to become king Okay, so a peace settlement was reached to avoid a civil war The problem is that..."
"...says, listen, the war is over. I'm willing to negotiate a peace settlement. I am willing to negotiate peace terms. And then something strange..."
A source-grounded reading of the episode's central claim: American war culture has learned to convert military failure into rescue spectacle, while real wars are still decided by economics, organization, logistics, and endurance.
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