Trump has created a scenario in which he has cornered himself, so he has declared he has a series of supposed “off-ramps”. “I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: see you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]. In any case, it will take them several years to recover from this attack.” His fantasizing, however, reveals the absence of any strategy.