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by WheelsAtLarge 98 days ago
I feel this is going to be a short war. The war will be settled long before the November elections. The way I see it, there's going to be a "deal" and the administration will call it a win, "THE BIGGEST WIN EVER!" But I'm an optimist at heart. Keep calm. Think hard before you make a move.
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vharuck 98 days ago
It's going to be a short time until we see the newest version of the "Mission Accomplished" banner, I'll give you that. But the length of the war depends more on the power groups that rise up in Iran's wreckage. We don't seem to be helping up any friendly group, so that's not giving me much hope.
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jazzyjackson 98 days ago
Why do you feel this way? Did you also feel Iraq would be a short war? After all it was really no trouble gaining air superiority and replacing any nominal authority with our own.

I’m totally open to theories of how America and the world at large will recognize a new Iranian leadership, but as is the strategy seems to be “create a power vacuum and pray”

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WheelsAtLarge 98 days ago
The administration has said that they don't want regime change so that leaves just about anything as a win for the US. I see a big push to destroy the nuclear weapons material and capabilities. Once that's done, the US is out. It's a hard goal but it's the shortest way out.
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SilverElfin 98 days ago
Well, the news is reporting that the US is going to deploy a third carrier to the Middle East. Will it really be a short war? Or will it take a long time to destroy the remaining elements of the regime on the ground?
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