Dehradun, July 15 -- The US attack on Iran was ill-conceived. Perhaps, the successful abduction of the Venezuelan President encouraged Donald Trump to think that he could achieve something even more spectacular against Iran. He was obviously encouraged to do so by Israeli PM Netanyahu, as Iran's proxies have for long carried out a sustained campaign against the Jewish nation. Did the US military have a say regarding what was planned? Was it given a clear directive on what was to be done and did it communicate to the Supreme Commander its ability to achieve the goal? These are serious questions that will need to be answered as hostilities resume in West Asia after failed peace negotiations and a collapsed ceasefire.

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