President Trump's weekend somewhat comical, hyperbolic, or even absurd proclamation that he was planning an attack on Iran which would have been "the biggest attack since World War II" and could have been "disastrous" for Iran - before being called off - is raising serious questions.
It is now month six of the war, but the same question could have been aptly posed in just the opening week of Operation Epic Fury: what constitutes a strategic 'win' and end goal for the United States in Iran? In a latest sign of growing desperation, now becoming more evident and out in the open, US Central Command (CENTCOM) formally asked military analysts to develop "creative and unconventional" ways to pressure Iran amid a broader administration reassessment of strategy.
CENTCOM file imageCNN says it has obtained an email sent out from US Central Command's intelligence branch across an array of military analysts urging new ideas. It is very uncommon for top commanders to broadly send such a request to lower-level troops.
"We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran," a CENTCOM intelligence officer wrote in the broad pitch.
This comes after several times throughout this conflict, Trump vowed major attacks - which were later called off, also as Washington clearly can't find an exit.
The Pentagon actually rather quickly confirmed that this email calling for 'ideas' was indeed sent. "U.S. Central Command
