...but a few things (mostly relating to GroupLoons post)

1. I was assured several months ago...maybe last year...that Iran's nuclear program and capabilities were completely decimated and set back at minimum decades.

That seems to be incorrect. Charitably, the intel was poor. Uncharitably it was completely fabricated.

What now is the true cost to "completely decimate" their nuclear capabilities and can we even actually accomplish that? What portion of the 70 billion requested goes toward that?

2. Tel Aviv? Why would we pay to rebuild Tel Aviv?

3. Miami? Chort. At best...chort.

I'm fine with cutting them off from the world. Clearly the carrot isn't working. I'm guessing that short of a full invasion, militarily we're not going to accomplish our goals...and that's a price I'm not willing to pay.

So, isolate them again. Cut them off from international banking. Sanction the shit outta their commerce. Seize ships that try to run false flag exports. Sanction countries that do trade and commerce with them. Pressure other allies to not honor their passports. Etc etc.