On January 30, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, and Jeffrey Cimmino, deputy director of operations and fellow in the Scowcroft Center, were quoted in The Morning Dispatch and AOL.com on a more forceful US response to Iran. Dr. Kroenig’s section of the recent experts react piece was also quoted.
We have seen that American caution has not led to de-escalation. Rather, American weakness has encouraged more aggression.