#middle-east-geopolitics

#middle-east-geopolitics

There is no time pressure: The regime is already a goner. The problem is the absence of a coalition that can take over the government. Without a replacement government, the result of an attack could be civil war. There are bad options and worse options right now, and an attack, when you don't have a viable opposition, is definitely worse.

The last two decades has proven that we don't have the ability to dictate . . . who comes to power the day after a military attack.