“There must be wholesale Iranian destruction”
Absent total commitment by Western and gulf forces to the complete destruction of Iran, we’d be crazy to do anything.
Iran has the ability, absent STRONG US commitment, to shut down the entire Gulf’s oil production, and everyone knows it.
And that’s the bet Iran is placing on the table.
Ok, the agressors will be the combined air forces of Saudi Arabia and the UAE along with Israel. The US Navy will defend the Gulf and the straights and take care of offending air craft crossing the Gulf from Iran.
Since I don’t know about the capabilities of Kuwait and Bahrain and Oman, I can’t guess theri involvement, but tey will lend a hand as they are able.
Should it become necessary, there might be B2 and B52 bomber support as well. I don’t know the plans.
That is, we will be in a defensive position ing the Gulf and the straights as we have been for I guess decades.