David Vance SubstackRead More
I want to see the Iranian regime destroyed. I want to see 90 million Iranian people set free. I don’t want any “deal” or “negotiation” that leaves the murderous Mullah regime in any form of power. So you might think I approve of this fiery social media post by President Trump.
But I don’t.
You see, he is threatening in the wrong way. The Mullah regime couldn’t care less about the Iranian people and the misery that power cuts and bridge demolition would not hurt them.
Bombing Iranian power plants and bridges is unwise on many levels because it would inflict disproportionate, widespread suffering on ordinary Iranians These targets power essential civilian services for 90 million people already facing shortages, not just military assets.
Power outages would obviously then cascade into other crises: water pumps fail, causing shortages and disease outbreaks; hospitals lose electricity for surgeries, ventilators, and refrigeration of medicines. Food supply chains collapse, sparking hunger; factories and businesses shutter, driving mass unemployment and economic ruin. Bridges, vital for transport, would halt aid, food, and medical deliveries, stranding civilians in chaos—far beyond hitting regime capabilities. None of this is good.
A much better strategy would be to simply focus on assassinating all known leaders of the regime; destroy all IRGC as far as possible and wipe out the Basij. Now good progress has been made in this regard but more would help. Ordinary Iranians support President Trump and want him to prevail. They also want to be armed so they can overthrow the regime. That day grows closer.
However President Trump understands the art of war and as is often the case judge him by what he does, not just by what he says.
