Israel has nukes, use tem on Syria and get it over with. The Lebanese will keep their balls in their pants afterwards. They don't like the Syrians but they'll see what misbehaving can bring upon them. This will leave Iran. Iran will interfere and incur upon them the wrath of the US and its allies who are tied down by the UNSC and the need to be politically correct. Once IRan attacks Israel, all gloves are off and Iran's leadership will have brought upon them their own end. This will get China and Russia queezy and they'll back off from supporting N. Korea in its misadventures because they will clearly see American resolve.
Furthermore, I really don 't think the US must go down to managing Iran like it has in Iraq and Afghanista. Bomb them and let the locals take care of themselves. The Iranians are an industrious lot and they don't like their leaders. I think its cheaper to periodically bomb a rogue country than to go in to effect a regime change.
Of course you are not serious? It would be a political suicide.
Bomb them and let the locals take care of themselves. The Iranians are an industrious lot and they don't like their leaders.
These things are more tricky that some like to believe. Present Iranian regime is a result of spontaneous uprising against the shah. Before shah's dictatorship Iranians had secular government of Mossadeq.