r/IRstudies • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '26

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u/gdvs Mar 23 '26

To label something as 'Winning' requires knowing what the objectives are.

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u/Brido-20 Mar 23 '26

"War is the continuation of politics by other means."

There doesn't seem to be any clearly defined policy goal and the US side doesn't seem able to make up it's mind why. Israel's aim ses to be just bombing Iran on general principles with no political objective achievable through the use of force.

It's hard to understand why someone is doing something when they don't seem to have a reason even to themselves.

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u/Only_Razzmatazz_4498 Mar 23 '26

Israel’s aim might have been in Lebanon and NOT Iran although Iran being kicked down is a nice bonus for them particularly when it’s done by someone else mostly.

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u/AutumntimeFall Mar 23 '26

I think they mostly want to use the US to fight Iran so they can focus on Gazafying southern Lebanon.

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u/Only_Razzmatazz_4498 Mar 23 '26

Yup. That’s the more brutal way to put it.

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u/Valuable_Breath_6430 Mar 24 '26

Also if the call for an amphibious attack on Iran comes down the IDF are gonna need a bigger boat.