Comment by SlinkyOnStairs
3 hours ago
> The actual blunder was exposing that weakness to the world.
The world already knew.
The real strength of the prior admins was in simply not needing the military force. The 2015 Iran nuclear deal is a relevant example here. It didn't cost the US anything.
It did, however, allow the Khomeini regime to murder its own citizens with impunity. So someone paid.
That same regime is still allowed to murder its own citizens, now more so than before. The US attacks have only made the regime stronger.
> The US attacks have only made the regime stronger.
This claim is not supported by evidence. The "best" we can say about the regime is that it persists. So far.