what a crock. you really think the USN is going to sit there and wait? 30 minutes after the war starts 80% of the Iranian assets will be slag.
Reminds me of Dan Rather on the eve of the Iraq war going on and on about how powerful Iraq was, how their artillery was so much better than ours blah da lib blah blah. How did that work out ?
Given who we have as Commander-in-Chief, I wouldn't bet on a statement like yours. The possibility is greater that we will try to reach out to the Iranians, try to figure out why we made them mad, and attempt to forego violence.
No offense meant to you personally, but some of us really need to change our mindset. In the middle east it is not about winning. It is about bringing the fight to the great Satan’s. We are too humane to take out the entire country. We would clearly neuter their military, but the political leadership will survive...and they will rule that part of the world.
Plus taking them out, effectively shuts down oil production in the area for years. That puts Russia front and center.
There is no good ending for this.