David Frum

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I know Donald Trump means it as a bluff.

He thinks that the Iranians will be scared.

But they know as well as everybody else how hazardous it will be to use ground troops.

Once ground troops are deployed, we're into a very protracted war that there's no way to imagine ending.

And I don't think there's any appetite to invade and occupy Iran.

They will have these limited operations that put the initiative in the Iranian hands.

And the United States should not be fighting a total war against Iran in a world where Russia and China are more important problems.

Thank you.

Very much so.

Just to help people who don't follow my work, which is most of humanity.

I'm just going to put some cards on the table so people can situate me in this discussion.

If we were having this discussion six weeks ago, I was opposed to using military action against Iran just generally.

I don't think Iran is America's number one strategic problem.