Assuming the reports are correct that Iran's leader is dead, along with major Iranian military and security leaders,

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15. It's all downhill from here

This intervention isn’t popular and will not be popular moving forward. The reason being that there is no plan. No end goal. The big “hooray” was Ayatollah’s death.

And yet the regime did not disappear in a day. They are still replacing dudes and firing missiles. Most Americans can’t find Iran on a map. They don’t think Iran is a threat. It wasn’t an act of self defense, it was an act of service to Israel at a time when public opinion has turned against Israel.

I think the only silver lining here is that Trump’s popularity is about to take an even bigger hit. Americans don’t like wars. A good amount of them don’t even want us helping Ukraine in their self-defense.