{"id":224341,"date":"2026-05-07T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=224341"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:55:10","slug":"overconfidence-is-how-wars-are-lost-%e2%88%92-lessons-from-vietnam-afghanistan-and-ukraine-for-the-war-in-iran-were-ignored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=224341","title":{"rendered":"Overconfidence is how wars are lost \u2212 lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the war in Iran were ignored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration\u2019s miscalculation of Iran is the latest entry in an old and lethal tradition in international politics: the catastrophic gap between what leaders believe and what war delivers&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/overconfidence-is-how-wars-are-lost-lessons-from-vietnam-afghanistan-and-ukraine-for-the-war-in-iran-were-ignored-278604\" class=\"button purchase\" 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