John Hinderaker:
In my view, Israel should not just punish Iran. It should try to secure the overthrow of the Ayatollah and the mullahs. There is considerable evidence that Iran’s theocratic regime is unpopular. Iran’s economy is a disaster, propped up in part by Biden’s largesse. I don’t know what specific attacks might prompt a successful revolt. Presumably population centers like Tehran should be avoided, but strikes against infrastructure so that, for example, there is no electric power, might so discredit the mullahs as to lead to their demise.
Is such a result likely? I don’t know, but I think Israel should take this opportunity to find out. I take it that the mullahs do not yet have nuclear weapons, but if that is the case, they are very close. Their having such weapons could complicate the sort of decisive attack that I think makes sense. In other words, now is the time.
Israel has been under siege by Hamas and Hezbollah for many years. That situation, in my opinion, cannot continue. If that wasn’t already obvious it was made plain by October 7. The best way to defeat Hamas and Hezbollah—probably the only way—is to topple Iran’s genocidal regime. I don’t know whether that can be done, but it is worth a try.
# posted by Ranger @ 9:57 PM
