Monday open thread: If you attack Persia, a great empire will fall
Those were the words conveyed to King Croesus by the Oracle at Delphi. Croesus, sure in his power, took it to mean that he would conquer Persia. Instead, his kingdom was swept away, becoming another satrapy. In the early hours of Saturday, American military forces, along with those of Israel, launched massive air attacks on Iran. Within the first few hours they had killed Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. In response, Iran has launched missile attacks against neighboring Arab Gulf states; it even attacked Oman, which had been working as a diplomatic intermediary with the United States to bring about a peace accord. Of course, there's no "day after" plan. Donald Trump and his inner circle are of the belief that they can effect regime change via air power, something which has never been done in the history of warfare. The closest thing to a "plan" was Trump urging Iranians to rise up and overthrow the mullahs. To quote Zell Miller: With what? Spitwads? The Iran...
