Operation Praying Mantis didn’t start a long war with Iran. It taught them to quit attacking cargo ships and US military ships. Iran hasn’t forgotten that lesson. They just think that there’s no longer a Reagan type president to fight back against them. To me Trump is likely to do much worse to Iran than Reagan ever thought about doing.
This is a shame because the people of Iran are not essentially anti-American or anti-West. They despise the regime of the extremist religious Mullahs they have to live under, but are unable to depose. There was talk on these pages awhile ago about building a domestic opposition to the Mullahs on Iranian soil and assisting the people in overthrowing the Mullah’s regime. But not much apparently has been done thus far in that direction. Which would probably take years. It would be a much more effective solution to the problem. With a pro-Western government in place, Iran would be a game-changer in the region.
Agreed. The Glass Parking Lot Cometh.