| | I have a question for Robert Bidinotto (or anyone else who cares to take it up): What about some sort of very strong pro-freedom attack on Iran, but not an invasion?
What about a sudden devastating assault which aims to harm their evil tyrannical leadership alone? Only the worst of Iran's slave-masters could be targeted by cruise missiles, smart bombs, and perhaps a small number of special operations forces. This low-cost, low-risk, low-collateral-damage tactic might be especially effective if America could find a time when many high-ranking mullahs and government officials were in just one place. The most oppressive of the security forces, secret police stations, torture prisons, munitions factories, etc. could also be specially bombed, along with the worst of their propaganda t'v' and radio stations, and their most radical religious colleges, mosques, and so forth.
The US could try to stage a lightning strike of overwhelming power and precision, and then pointedly NOT invade. We could publicize this non-invasion right after via blanket radio, t'v', internet, leaflet, etc. announcements.
This way their natural nationalism and anti-Americanism might be severely vitiated, and any resultant revolution would be their own. It would be home grown, grass roots based, probably bloody, and something they could all be very proud of and patriotic about latter -- assuming a revolution was actually sparked by the military strikes.
Even if all else failed, I tend to favor this type of foreign policy maneuver because it would serve as a warning to world leaders: In the future, if they promote tyranny and terrorism too vigorously, they and their cronies might eventually be personally targeted.
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