Tucker says look at results: 1. Damage Iran military and possibly break up country. (Iran has different ethnicities and rival factions just like any other state) 2. Weaken and disrupt Gulf states economic ability and military alliances (USA unable to defend them, unsafe) 3. Weaken and eject USA from the Middle East 4. Facilitate and aid China to fill power vacuum when Americans inevitably demand complete withdrawal from Middle East 5. Balance world powers (USA, China) against each other to increase leverage and independence of middle powers and their local hegemony in key regions Very ambitious, but if it all works out perfectly- Cui bono? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JZxj_c0g5lU