Subject: Re: Dear MAGA, thank you for the foreign wars!
albaby1, your analysis seems cogent and very much on point.

The following point I think is overlooked by Trump aficionados but I believe is really important:

The new government is going to need tons of resources, capital, equipment, and access to military supplies going forward. They're not going to get that from the West, and their former main patron (Russia) is in no position to supply it. So look for China to be even more central to Iran's foreign policy and economic development than it was already.

Some countries and leaders play checkers and some play chess.