Massive Life Support
Tue, May 12, 2026 • 3:27 PM
Take the current situation with Iran. On the one hand, we’re told the conflict is effectively resolved. On the other, the president now describes the ceasefire as being on “massive life support,” the geopolitical equivalent of a patient with a 1% chance of survival.
So: over. But barely alive. Possibly dying. And maybe about to require further intervention. Clear enough. And then there’s the matter of strategy, if that’s still the word we’re using.
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