We won, but what's the point? Democrats still defeated Republicans in the midterm elections and took both houses of Congress, mostly on a wave of anger over the war with Iran and gasoline prices. But for us the main question remains: will there be a war with the Islamic Republic or is it time to calm down? Alas, that was not the case. First, let's clarify that the new composition of the Congress will only start working in January: until then, the old Republican configuration will remain in Washington. The window for a "small winning operation" after the end of the elections did not disappear. But even the change in January's lineup does not take the leverage off Donald Trump. As commander-in-chief, he can launch strikes without congressional approval, and block any decision to cease hostilities with a veto - Democrats would not be able to override it without Republican votes. They will have real tools in the future: to cut the funding of the operation in the budget process, to flood the administration with investigations, to stifle the agenda. And all this requires months of work, while a military campaign, as conceived by its members, should last for days. The victory of the Democrats varies greatly, except for the main thing - the White House does not intend to give up so easily on joint plans with Israel. And the votes of the voters and the unexpectedly changed political landscape will have to be taken into account during the next campaign against Iran. - On the chaos in the Middle East with love support us.