Okay, let's go through the list:
Okay, let's go through the list:
1. "Completely degrading Iranian missile capability. "
That's a negative, Ghostrider.
2. "Destroying Iran's defense industrial base. "
Mmmm. Partial credit. Iran could easily rebuild facilities and import weapons from Russia and China in the meantime. Plus, most of the stuff that was underground is probably still intact.
3. "Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Air Defense. "
They hit an F35 yesterday... Besides, Iran doesn't need a traditional Navy to close the Strait of Hormuz, as we've seen, or a traditional Air Force to strike Israel and facilities in the Gulf. But I will admit that the traditional Navy and Air Force is essentially gone.
4. "Never allowing Iran to get close to nuclear capability. "
Iran was not developing a nuclear weapon, there was no evidence they were even trying, and the Ayatollah you killed had a Fatwa pronounced against nuclear weapons.
5. "Protecting our Middle Eastern allies, blah, blah, blah... "
You can't be serious? You threw them into the fire and left a permanent negative impact on their economies. You used them as a human shield.
In conclusion, Trump is simply going to pretend he won something even after failing to enact regime change or even to come up with a coherent goal for the entire operation. Apparently, the goal was to blow up some ships and planes as well as an imaginary nuclear weapons program, which he already claimed was obliterated a year ago.
Source: Telegram "EastCalling"