I hope not. We don’t need to be. All we need to do is supply the Israelis with the best weaponry in the world - they’ll know what to do with it.
Absolutely....
And as they near the brink of war, which is pretty damn close, have the CIA do their jobs and get the young Iranians in the streets again. Get them protesting the theocratic, oppressive regime, that enriches themselves and starves its citizens.
Important not to underestimate anyone or anything, but while Iran may be a state supporter of terrorism, is their military really that good? Can they go, toe to toe, with a military that is trained, motivated and has some of the most advanced military equipment on the planet. The Iranian Navy, what is it? A few Boston Whalers and speed boats that are effective against our huge ships, WHEN the US Navy is ordered not to engage them with any of the deck mounted weapon systems, like M2s, 20mm, CIWS, Phalanx. Those boats won’t get within a couple of hundred yards, if the US Navy were allowed to pull the trigger. And I think they have a few Russian, diesel powered subs, that probably wouldn’t last all that long.
Iran has a young population that just wants to be part of the world, a ginormous heroin addiction problem and, like most of the ME, outside the cities, the folks are living like nomads.
The younger generation of Iranians do not want war. They want the internet, to travel the world, drink, party and live their lives. They have seen what happened to Iraq. They have seen what is happening in Syria. I doubt they want any part of that nonsense.