Yes, it is. Your arguments are good. I was trying to point out that you are oversimplifying.
"unlike iraq, iran is more homogeneous and better educated overall."
IRAQ was supposed to be well educated, and they stole containors of cesium, dumped them out and used them for food and beverage storage.
"I was proposing is for the US military to bloody the noses of the jihadis. here is a perfect opportunity to put tomohawks (sp?) to use, laser guided missiles (amen), etc etc. the grassroots for a change from theoCRAPic rule to civilized democracy in iran is infinitely more developed than in iraq.
Look...that is not a justifiable case to make in extending military action to Iran when we have not yet sevured Iraq and jihadis are still flooding into Afghanistan from all over the Arab world. We're not ignoring Iran, as some have speculated. That would be suicidal in terms of US national interest. Likewise, we're not ignoring Syria. Or Lebanon, Egypt, Libya or ANY part of the 'Arab world'.
In Iraq, microbuses loaded with 150 women and children purposely run US military checkpoints in the hopes of being MARTYRED. Looting of museums is staged for propaganda value. Our troops are accused of fighting and dying just to look uo the skirts of Muslims women. All in the hope of raising the banner of the Kahlifah over more and more of the world, and all dutifullay reported ad nauseum by an enthralled press.
Misdirection within misdirection, within misdirection.
We've got to do things at the pace we feel is in the best interests in terms of security. US security AND that of the rest of the world. We are already within the belly of the Beast, and have no intention of moving at anyone's pace but our own.