Caleb James DeLisle on Nostr: But maybe the US thinks they're smart by giving up easily conquered desert land ...

But maybe the US thinks they're smart by giving up easily conquered desert land (despite it being incredibly important oil territory), but if Iran is smart, then they'll take it and then when the US comes back to try to push them out, they'll boobytrap everything, pour concrete down the wells, and do a scorched earth retreat, so the US is back in a You Invaded Russia In The Winter type scenario.