[DiogenesLamp]

I do not hear anyone talking about invading Red China. They have a lot more blood on their hands, and are far bigger threat. Both Red China and North Korea have made explicit threats to the U.S. over the years.

They are lesser threats. They can be cowed by M.A.D. into not initiating a first strike.

Islamic Religious Fanatics will not be cowed. They welcome death if it brings back the Mahdi.

Doesn't anyone remember it was Iran that started all the suicide bombing crap?

The Zealots will absolutely attack us first, despite our numbers. Allah commands it.

[Leaning Right]

> Islamic Religious Fanatics will not be cowed. <

That’s absolutely right, a key point. The mullahs are more like Imperial Japanese Army officers during WW2 than anything else. They wanted to fight on even after two atomic bombs were deployed.

Then the question becomes, what to do about Iran? Atomic bombs are off the table, obviously. So is a massive ground invasion.

So what’s left? Endless bombing? Hope for a revolution within Iran?