The US Is Getting Something Right — in Lebanon

According to Donald Trump, Iran is on the ropes and “willing to give us practically anything.” This, as the weekend exchanges of fire indicate, is fantasy. Yet it’s worth rethinking these stop-start peace talks as more of a process necessary to establish what the post-conflict balance of forces in the region will really be. That implies a choppy future for the negotiations — but also suggests they could yet salvage something positive from an ill-judged war.