Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander gives it straight to South Dakota audience: Trump War of Whimsy is not going well

 

Headline:  South Dakota Searchlight, 3/27/2026

Joshua Haiar reports:

“But strategically, how’s it going?” he said. “Not very well.” 

 Stavridis said the military successes have not resolved the larger problem: Iran still has ways to impose pain, such as controlling the Strait of Hormuz by attacking oil and gas shipments passing through it. That has driven oil prices higher, and “the Trump administration is trying to get out of this,” Stavridis said. “They’re trying to stand down. They want to find a solution.” 

But Stavridis said Trump cannot end the war by declaring victory and walking away, because “you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you,” meaning both sides must agree to stop launching attacks for a war to end.  [emphasis added]

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