The collapse of their government will come with economic hardship for Iranians and a power vacuum that’s hard to predict. We will have made our point and ensured the destruction of any nuclear capability they were working on, as well as virtually all of their military hardware in general. How much will we invest from there to make sure that power vacuum is filled by something we approve of?
That’s the question I’m most interested in. That’s where we risk getting dragged into another years long conflict with boots on the ground. I say if we’re going to tear shit up, we should be content with the destruction of the immediate potential threat and move on. Keep an eye on it after that and let them figure out the vacuum themselves.