America Has A Samson Problem

Critics of the Soleimani assassination point out that it was an action devoid of strategic purpose. They are correct to do so. Yet let’s not blame Donald Trump and his ever-changing cast of senior advisers for having strayed off the path of good sense. The United States lost its way decades ago when members of the policy elite succumbed to an infatuation with military power and thereby lost their strategic bearings.

The current crisis with Iran brings into focus something that ought to have long ago attracted attention: this country...