From my war planning notebook

In the 1990s, I worked as a military planner alongside colleagues from NATO. When we reviewed potential conflicts, we knew there was never going to be a single war. We knew any conflict in the late 20th century would be a stress test of our global operating system. I don’t think civilians in the Trump Administration share that world view because in today’s war with Iran, the conflict reveals a ripple effect. Modern power depends on uninterrupted logistics, stable insurance, secure bases, and the assumption that escalation can be bounded. Those assumptions have broken. We now know the consequences of modern warfare travel faster than the missiles do. And the economic remnants will be felt in family budgets and in US bond markets for the rest of this decade.

Bonus Link: <a href=“https://www.courthousenews.com/yemens-houthis-attack-saudi-tankers-in-the-red-sea-threatening-to-widen-iran-war/>Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war