I've got a new piece up for @thenation.com about the depths of the strategic nightmare Trump has plunged the United States into, and why he is unlikely to get a better deal than Obama. The bottom line is that America's existing strategy in the region is in obvious shambles.
By failing to absorb the lessons of Iran’s strategic victories, the White House is on course to turn the present stalemate into a disastrous quagmire.