What struck me most about this war was how casually the United States made the decision to launch a war. Iran itself did not possess the resolute will to develop nuclear weapons. Iranian society as a whole, including its leadership, was ideologically quite pro-Western, exhibiting considerable vacillation. It was precisely this vacillation that made China unwilling to view Iran as a reliable anti-Western force. Iran lacked a strong will to confront the West. This is not surprising, given the extremely complex situation within Iran. Under these circumstances, military action against Iran was entirely unnecessary. The only plausible explanation was to restrict China's access to oil. But isn't it inherently evil to attack a sovereign nation simply to prevent China from buying some cheap oil? There was absolutely no need. Americans have a "I can do it, so I did it; no other reason is needed" mentality. I don't know where things went wrong. But it seems that American rulers are incapable of thinking positively. Their thinking is always, "I'm going to hurt some countries, create destruction, threaten some country, and force them to obey my orders." This seems to have become a prevalent way of thinking in the American political arena—completely offensive and relying entirely on absolute force.