Why did the U.S. “Epic Fury” campaign fail to produce a flag-gathering effect?
The US’s “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran on February 28th was a resounding success. Besides the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in the airstrike, the US also sank several Iranian warships. However, the resulting reactions, both domestically and internationally, were complex, especially within the US, where it failed to produce the “rally-around-the-flag effect” […]