[jazzyjackson]

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”

[WheelsAtLarge]

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.