US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that the United States would not become entangled in another prolonged Middle East war, while leaving both diplomatic and military options open regarding Iran.
“The idea that we're going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight - there is no chance that will happen,” Vance cited by The Washington Post.
“I think we all prefer the diplomatic option. But it really depends on what the Iranians do and what they say,” he added.
Vance also cautioned against drawing the wrong lessons from past conflicts. “I do think we have to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past,” he said, referring to the Iraq war. “I also think that we have to avoid overlearning the lessons of the past. Just because one president screwed up a military conflict doesn’t mean we can never engage in military conflict again. We’ve got to be careful about it, but I think the president is being careful.”
