we currently have the capacity to destroy Iran's military and industrial capacity at a tiny cost to ourselves.
I think you underrate the cost of destroying Iran's industrial capacity. It costs more than just the bombs. It likely will result in Russia deploying more troops in Ukraine and issues in a variety of other conflicts.
As if Putin needed help finding an excuse to meddle in Ukraine.
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