The Payer-Decider Gap: How Long Can the U.S. Continue the Iran War? - William Spaniel

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An interesting aspect of the Iran War is a payer-divider gap. That is, the United States is deciding whether the war occurs, but a substantially larger group of countries are implicitly paying the costs of the war. Today's video looks into the implications of this in expectations for how the war might end.

0:00 Who Pays the Costs?
1:15 The U.S.'s Apparent Problem
5:04 How the U.S. Globalized the Costs of War
8:52 Recruiting International Partners for Hormuz
10:53 Connection to the Invasion of Taiwan
12:24 Bargaining Leverage vs. Winning the War