Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The first two weeks of the Iran crisis have demonstrated military dominance by the US and Israel, with asymmetrical responses from Iran. How this plays out over the coming weeks will determine the outcome. Let me explain. In a military conflict, there are three types of escalations: The best counter to asymmetrical escalation is a coalition of like-minded countries banding together, but this is easier to say than do in practice, as Trump…
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