This miraculous and soon to be short war – yes, a war that lasts around one month is a short war – will go down in the annals of history as one of the most successful short campaigns in US history. Much like Operation Desert Storm was a short and very successful war that was fought in the Middle East in the early 90’s, Operation Epic Fury will also be known for its brevity and clear success.
But the difference between Desert Storm and Epic Fury is that in this war, the United States is well on its way to both driving a dictatorship back into its borders and also deposing the leading dictatorship. Saddam Hussein stayed in power for more than a decade following Desert Storm. Any logical person who understands the massive international threat that Iran has been consistently building up should be thrilled with the decimation that is taking place to the core of the #1 exporter of Islamic terror.
Even those who cannot bring themselves to see anything positive that President Trump does, know in their hearts that this war is a major step forward towards protecting the human rights of tens of millions of people across the Middle East and beyond from the threats of Islamic terror.
The Iranian threat took many decades to build up and can be rebuilt in a matter of 5-10 years. But once the massive destruction that has been brought on Iran becomes a fact that all people in Iran see with their own eyes, the future of Iran will be up for grabs. A civil war of sorts will probably ensue. Japan shifted from dictatorship towards modernity following World War II, and much of that was due to the massive destruction that the Allies brought on the Japanese war machine.
The same is occurring these days. But much of the American public that votes Republican and especially the independents who usually shift elections have no appetite to see an American occupation of Iran. So outside of the US and Israel attacking Iranian policemen with drones, the streets of Iran and the seat of power in Teheran will be up to the brave Iranians who are willing to risk death in order to take power.
Israel and the United States are on the same boat about Iran’s future. President Trump will be celebrating a victory with Benjamin Netanyahu in around a month, but Iran will probably be more of a mess fighting a battle for its soul. Will Iran continue as a dictatorship, or will it become Westernized? That is the main question today. This war will certainly not drag. But any Iranian mini dictatorship that tries to build up Iran again to threaten the West will have a hard time staying in power.