America Has Broken Iran's Military from the Air in Record Time: The War Keeps Going Anyway and No One in Washington Can Explain Why
19FortyFive • • world
Key Points:
- The U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran has effectively degraded Iran's fixed military infrastructure and air defenses, demonstrating rapid and precise airpower dominance.
- Despite this degradation, Iran continues to adapt, launch attacks, and maintain state functionality, resulting in a prolonged conflict without decisive resolution.
- The campaign reflects a strategic model of coercion without occupation, focusing on sustained pressure and degradation rather than seizing territory or forcing regime collapse.
- Constraints such as political reluctance for large-scale occupations, limited military bandwidth, and evolving U.S. military capabilities shape this approach, emphasizing air strikes over ground operations.
- This ongoing conflict illustrates that airpower alone cannot end wars decisively; it can degrade but not eliminate opponents, leading to a protracted war of attrition without a clear endpoint.
