So I’ve been doing some digging and I have some Questions:
– If, after 5 weeks, the remaining IRGC commanders refuse to surrender and the US is excluded from the succession process, then does that mean the USA won the war?
– If, after 5 weeks, the US has used up all or most of its interceptors against Iranian missiles and drones, what’s left to protect US allies in the Pacific and Europe from China and Russia? (Or Middle Eastern allies from local belligerents?)
– If, after 5 weeks, the US withdraws most of its assembled forces from the region but IRGC and Hezbollah missiles are still falling on Israeli citizens, will the Israeli military be able to continue effective operations in Iran and Lebanon?
– Are US Armed Forces capable of fighting and winning a sustained war on a single front (Iran), let alone two fronts (the assumed precondition for post-WW2 world order), let alone three (Middle East, Pacific, Europe)?
– As the domestic situation, the international standing, and the military capability of the USA respectively destabilizes, declines, and degrades, will Bibi’s ability to maintain a special relationship with GOP POTUS be a help or a hindrance in navigating the geopolitical waters in the years ahead?
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Please note: I have not addressed the spiritual, moral, or economic costs related to any of the above. That reckoning raises its own Questions.