Originally Posted by MaxQ

An interesting piece in the Atlantic Magazine online by Rober Kagan titled "Checkmate in Iran"
He takes it much further than what you wrote, but the overall gist of it is similar.

Some of his points are:
This Iranian adventure has caused great harm. Much of it permanent.
America is now economically poorer, militarily weaker, and diplomatically both discredited and more isolated.

A triple crown ( my phrase)