The highest form of surrender is strategic retreat

Honestly, the biggest online debate today is about the U.S. potentially striking Iran tonight. But I’ve been thinking of a counterintuitive script—it's not about hard confrontation or missile exchanges, but about Iran backing down. Don’t rush to laugh; what I want to say is, if backing down is done with skill, then it’s like that line from Sun Tzu’s Art of War: “All for the best.”

What does “all for the best” mean? It’s not about beating someone to a pulp to win; it’s about protecting yourself and making it impossible for the opponent to strike back—that’s real skill. Look at Iran’s current situation: if they really fight, the first wave of missiles will hit, oil tanks in Tehran will blow up, prices