American military historian says hubris leads to failed campaigns, from Vietnam to Iran ^92.5%

CBC Listen - By Monica Toft - 5/15/2026, 12:00 AM

Appeal to Authority 100% - Anchoring Bias 83.8% - Representativeness Heuristic 83.8%

After 11 weeks of fighting, it’s not at all clear how the United States and Israel’s war against Iran will be resolved and American military historian Monica Toft says Iran is beginning to look like part of a pattern dating back to the Vietnam war, in which powerful countries overestimate their military capacity and fail to anticipate... more