TEHRAN- “China and Russia are outplaying America. Game theory shows the infinite way out” is the title of an article posted on the USA Today website on December 5.

In this article, Myers uses game theory to analyze the conflicts between Ukraine and Russia on one side, and Israel and Palestine on the other. Ultimately, he suggests proposals for containing Iran. He believes that “Game theory shows what is necessary, even if painful, to restabilize the world.” In fact, we are faced with another American who, by sitting behind a desk, is calculating how many thousands of deaths would likely contribute to achieving America's desired stability and securing its national interests. He describes finite and infinite games using game theory and believes that the relationships between Iran and the United States, the war between Israel and Palestine, and the war between Ukraine and Russia are of an infinite game type. “Infinite games are not structured and have not agreed to rules of engagement. The conflict continues indefinitely until one of the players runs out of will and/or resources.” Therefore, according to the author, defeating the will or exhausting the resources of the enemies of the United States is necessary. But which enemy?

Enemy number one

In his article, Myers discusses both Russia and China, echoing the sentiments of some American writers by accusing China for actions that America has committed on a larger scale in its rise to superpower status. He argues that “Our lack of an infinite-game strategy for dealing with the Chinese is reflected in our focus on hampering, rather than competing, with them”. Myers also contends that America's limited and ill-considered involvement in Ukraine has inadvertently benefited China and had dire unintended consequences for Russia's relationships with China, Iran, and North Korea. In this section of the article, Myers identifies Iran as enemy number one.

Disregarding the fact that the conflict between Israel and Palestine predates the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and stems from the occupation of Palestine by the Zionist regime, Myers accuses Iran of supporting Hamas and Hezbollah as part of an ongoing game with the United States. While acknowledging Israel's actions in Gaza as brutal but necessary, Myers puts the blame on Iran for forcing the Zionist regime to take these actions and then coordinating an orchestrated campaign against Israel. However, it is crucial to recognize that the Zionist regime's extensive use of violence and killings is fueled by unwavering support from the West, and the author expects that the public opinion of the world will turn a blind eye to these actions in full harmony with the national interests of the West, and otherwise, the reaction of the world public opinion against Israel is an organized campaign by Iran against this regime. By reducing this conflict to a mere competition between Iran and the U.S., Myers overlooks decades of continuous Israeli transgressions, successive wars, the mass incarceration of Palestinians, and their denial of basic rights.

Finally, Myers believes that the United States should prioritize its national interests by forming alliances with China and Russia against Iran and taking measures to eradicate Iran's negative influence, no matter the cost. He does not care about the cost for people and their lives. As America did not care about Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Israel does not care these days.