Bloomberg Surveillance · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
General Karen Gibson suggests that while sustained economic and military pressure on Iran could compel a strategy shift, domestic constraints make it difficult for the US to simply 'wait this out.' These constraints include pressures related to gas and oil prices, mid-term elections, and pledges against engaging in prolonged conflicts.
“The issue is time and domestically, and I'm not a domestic political analyst, but domestically there are constraints that make it difficult for the United States, whether it's gas or oil pressures, or mid terms or pledges not to engage in a forever war, that make it more challenging for the US to wait this out, which really, I think is what it will require.”