“Counting Coup, or striking an enemy, was the highest honor earned by warriors participating in the intertribal wars of the Great Plains. In the face of the awesome military power of the United States, in between desultory negotiating sessions, they continue to touch the enemy by launching attacks against U.S. and allied Gulf facilities. It is a measure of how fruitless continued military action is that these remain relevant today:“Make a deal with Iran. And it will leave the Iranian regime in place and in control of Iran. It is becoming more obvious by the day that the U.S. needs to come to a negotiated settlement with Iran.