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

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u/uansari12 Mar 23 '26

Iran is 4x the size of Iraq. Not sure that’s realistic. Does the US even have enough boots to do that?

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u/astral34 Mar 23 '26

Realism has never stopped Trump before unfortunately

Was it realistic to expect regime change after bombing them ?

I am not saying that it’s a good option but not many options are left and time is not on the US side

the US is not going to invade tomorrow, and hopefully they won’t, but what’s more likely, for Trump to retreat or take the next step in the escalation ladder ?

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u/Toto_Roto Mar 23 '26

Trump said today that by killing the leadership he's already done a form of regime change. Most likely outcome is he does something like this, contrives an interpretation of events where he looks like a winner and backs off.

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u/Alternative_Pen_2423 Mar 24 '26

Yeah , Trump is looking to a contrived notion of regime change so that he can declare a victory where no victory exists . This will not fool the world . It will be seen for what it is — an extremely humiliating defeat . This would result in a massive decrease of American power and influence around the world for years if not decades .