Dr. Bradley Thayer

If we say unconditional warfare against Iran so that they no longer have the ability to harm

their neighbors or to harm the population.

My fear is that this turns this into a national element begins to surface and the Persian people will begin to unite around the theocracy, which is what we don't want.

About six out of every 10 people living in Iran is Persian.

And so that's a concern.

The air campaign, the military campaign more broadly, does seem to be on track to attriting Iran's air forces, of course.

Hang on.

Certainly.

Well, the underlying point is that this is a traditional warfare, right?

This is like Muhammad Ali fighting Joe Frazier.

We're pounding on the Iranian.

And so, but we need to recognize, Iran, really, in this campaign, there's five, it's a five-front war.

The first front really is the missile front.

ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, the UAV drone campaign.

And here there does seem to be progress in a trading that is grinding down due to their own launches, as well as what Israel and the United States have been able to destroy.

Second is the air war.

And the air war seems to be very successful from our perspective.

The corridors have been cut into Iran.

The shoulders have been widened.

And there has been successful destruction of enemy air defenses.