On Mission Creep

The war drags on while Trump decides what to do next. The Israelis are running out of targets with a plausible connection to the Iranian nuclear and missile programs. Will they go for regime change next just out of boredom and a lack of other options?

If that is the plan, it isn’t working. It appears that the Iranian nation is rallying around the government in spite of its unpopularity, just as one might have expected. If regime change is to occur, the outside world will have to provide powerful carrots as well as sticks.