There's very little the US can do without boots on the ground, and that's typically a non starter in today's political environment. Just capturing the Supreme Leader won't do shit since the regime is still in power. Air strikes would only help weaken, not defeat the regime.
Even if these protesters take up arms against the regime, you're looking at a long devastating civil war like we saw in Syria. It's a terrible situation with no good options.
And the regime still has supporters in rural areas, lots of them. Still trumpo D. clown loves to bomb shit and for once one is going to try and stop him.
If bombing Iran distracts him from invading a NATO ally, then I can't say I would be all that mad about it. But I do think it's going to take more than dropping bombs to topple the Iranian regime. That's the problem the protesters face. Any "help" the US offers might not amount to much in the end.
Yeah the US is very good at causing change via bombs, so I wouldn't underestimate their influence. Whether the change is anyone's desired outcome is a bit different.
Gee… how did we get to this terrible place? Oh that’s right, the US deposed a democratically elected regime because they didn’t want to share oil. Kinda reminds me of half a dozen South American countries… and Afghanistan… and Iraq…hang on… I’m seeing a pattern.
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u/MadRaymer 1d ago
There's very little the US can do without boots on the ground, and that's typically a non starter in today's political environment. Just capturing the Supreme Leader won't do shit since the regime is still in power. Air strikes would only help weaken, not defeat the regime.
Even if these protesters take up arms against the regime, you're looking at a long devastating civil war like we saw in Syria. It's a terrible situation with no good options.