It’s hard for the west to accept that its adversaries may actually be more clever than they give them credit for.

“How can a country without access to western markets ever achieve technological advancement?”

The short answer is they’re much smarter than you think they are. Trump and his department of war clown show act as if Iran is a nation of sandle-wearing sheep herders rather than a people that invented mathematics.

The US has seemingly relied on volume in nearly every aspect of this war. They are showing the world just how short-sighted this strategy is. The american military industrial complex only functions on unlimited amounts of government cash. It is entirely dependent on profit margin and continuously increasing shareholder value. Innovation and efficiency are not a component of this business model.

The american war machine is quite literally on it’s way to bankrupting the nation with its greed and hubris; both morally and economically.