Except there’s not 1 little man behind the curtain.
There’s lots of crazy old white men back there. They switch every 4 to 8 years.
72 hrs and could have been saved if they had been found within 48 hrs?
72 hrs and could have been saved if they had been found within 48 hrs?
Bottom line:
Tactical strikes would delay, not end, Iran’s program.
The risk of massive, long-term regional and global instability is extremely high.
There is no clean or limited military solution.
Bottom line:
Tactical strikes would delay, not end, Iran’s program.
The risk of massive, long-term regional and global instability is extremely high.
There is no clean or limited military solution.
Globally:
➡ Russia & China exploit the chaos
➡ NATO unity tested
➡ U.S. faces massive global blowback for starting another major Mideast war
Globally:
➡ Russia & China exploit the chaos
➡ NATO unity tested
➡ U.S. faces massive global blowback for starting another major Mideast war
Regionally, a strike risks sparking full-scale war:
⚠ Israel-Hezbollah conflict
⚠ Gulf Arab instability
⚠ Escalation across multiple theaters via Iranian proxies
⚠ Sunni-Shia tensions inflamed
Regionally, a strike risks sparking full-scale war:
⚠ Israel-Hezbollah conflict
⚠ Gulf Arab instability
⚠ Escalation across multiple theaters via Iranian proxies
⚠ Sunni-Shia tensions inflamed
Diplomacy? Dead.
Iran would likely withdraw from the NPT & accelerate toward full nuclear weapons capability—completely outside international inspections.
Diplomacy? Dead.
Iran would likely withdraw from the NPT & accelerate toward full nuclear weapons capability—completely outside international inspections.
The Strait of Hormuz could become a warzone — risking global oil supplies. Even minor disruptions could spike global energy prices and spark worldwide economic instability.
The Strait of Hormuz could become a warzone — risking global oil supplies. Even minor disruptions could spike global energy prices and spark worldwide economic instability.
The real danger is what follows:
➡ Iranian missile & drone retaliation
➡ Strikes on U.S. troops in Iraq/Syria
➡ Attacks on U.S. allies like Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE
➡ Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas all potentially activated
The real danger is what follows:
➡ Iranian missile & drone retaliation
➡ Strikes on U.S. troops in Iraq/Syria
➡ Attacks on U.S. allies like Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE
➡ Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas all potentially activated
✔ Iran’s nuclear program would be set back 1-3 years.
✔ But deeply buried facilities might survive.
✔ Iran can rebuild.
✔ Total elimination of their program is extremely unlikely.
✔ Iran’s nuclear program would be set back 1-3 years.
✔ But deeply buried facilities might survive.
✔ Iran can rebuild.
✔ Total elimination of their program is extremely unlikely.