He said "we've obliterated their nuclear capabilities" at the state of the union
You are re-interpreting the message and stating your version here.
I'm not. At the state of the Union, "we obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities"
The reality is, this war will drag on. We'll kill a few leaders who will be replaced by other leaders and then we'll fight their guys as well.
And let me be clear - I am supportive of regime change in Iran.
Is there any faction waiting in the wings that is preferable to the mullahs?
It may be in progress as we speak.
It may be
The only verified was a justice.
Khamenei ain't dead.
Have you spoken to him?
Have you seen his dead body?
Khamenei's death is not the sort of thing they would even try to keep secret.
You don't understand the situation in Iran. His compound has been demolished, and many top officials were killed. It will take days to dig them out. Iranians cannot communicate without us hearing what they say. We have essential control over all communications in Iran, where there is total chaos on the ground. The first bombs dropped were dropped on a top-level meeting in that compound. We know that many top leaders have been killed, but there is no public confirmation that Khamenei has been killed.
They wouldn't NEED to conceal it. They don't NEED Khamenei. The Islamic Republic is not a cult-of-personality regime, not since Khomeini died.
Did I say he was dead?
You have to acknowledge that he serves as a central spiritual authority for a significant portion of the Iranian population. That doesn’t mean his death would be universally embraced, far from it, but it does underscore the gravity of any action involving him. At the same time, the country is in a state of intense upheaval amid widespread bombardment. Information is fragmented, narratives are competing, and reliable assessments are scarce. It will take time before credible details emerge and before any meaningful bomb-damage assessments can be made. In situations like this, early reports are rarely definitive. Factual clarity comes slowly, and usually after the dust has settled. That said, this could go on for weeks.
Did you see him taken out? Captured?
The Iranians have learned from the last sneak attack the jews did, then designed and implemented a continuity of government just as the rest of the first world has.... the Iranians can and most likely will continue fighting/sending missiles out until their magazines are empty they don't need a central command center to carry out pre ordained orders, that includes sleeper cells and the north Korean sub setting off of the west coast that is tasked with targeting the Diablo nuclear power station....
I approve your post
Don't be surprised when turkey invades from the north......
