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No. The US is responsible for much of the bloodshed in the ME.The Iranian regime is responsible for much of the bloodshed in the ME and beyond and the world would be a better place without it, but it is already under attack by large scale demonstrations in both Iran and Iraq and while the US cannot allow attacks on Americans stand without a response, it is impossible to justify the massive expenditure of blood and treasure it would take for us to overthrow the Iranian regime by military force and then occupy Iran until a stable peaceful government could take and hold power.Crowd storms US Embassy compound in Baghdad, gunshots heard, report says
Iran clearly behind the attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad. The United States cannot let this stand. Small strikes to make them pay? Or is it time for the BIG move and eliminate the Iranian regime which has been a threat to world peace since 1979? If we invade Iran, certain elements in the country will see a surge of patriotism. Other parts of the country, the reformers, will welcome regime change. What to do? Hmmmmm? What would you do? I say it’s time to remove the regime. Eliminate a Russian/Syrian/ Chinese ally. Let’s knock a pillar out now. Just going to fight them later anyway.
We cannot withdraw without creating an even worse situation than Obama created when he withdrew US forces and we cannot allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons without endangering ourselves and our allies, but beyond that, we cannot afford to solve the problems of the ME without significantly damaging ourselves. I would say we should go as far as responding directly on targets in Iran rather than only targeting Iran's proxy forces, and inflict massive damage if necessary but stop there and let the people in Iran, Iraq and Syria work out their own problems.