Americans are more than justified in their fear that the current hostilities in Iran could turn into a quagmire for American forces the same way that military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq did. On Fox News, Vice President JD Vance explains that isn’t going to happen. Hopefully, he’s correct.

.@VP: “There’s just no way that Donald Trump is going to allow this country to get into a multi-year conflict with no clear end in sight, and no clear objective… and I think that means that we’re not going to get into the problems that we’ve had with Iraq and Afghanistan.” pic.twitter.com/Im6rySeCxe

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 3, 2026