An air campaign without at least the threat of a ground invasion which the administration is ruling out never results in a democratic rebirth in an authoritarian country. So The plan they have laid out, sustained airstrikes without a ground invasion is destined to fail. All that will happen at the end of this most likely. Listen, I'm rooting for democracy in Iran but the most likely outcome here is that hard liners take over the government. (08:18–08:24)
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Asserts that the current plan of sustained airstrikes without ground invasion will fail.
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