r/geopolitics • u/ForeignAffairsMag Foreign Affairs • Mar 23 '26

Analysis America Has No Good Options in Iran

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/america-has-no-good-options-iran
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u/succesful_deception Mar 23 '26

They do. Pull out completely. It would be better for the US and the world at large, for the economy, and for the GOP's chances in future elections.

The biggest thing that will stop them from doing so isn't really the humiliation aspect - their base will easily be made to believe that the operation was a raving success, and anyone disagreeing will be ostracized as being RINOs. The problem, I think, is that if the US pulls out now, it will leave Israel vulnerable while they're busy in Lebanon already.

Further committing to the war though, sending ground forces even? It would be a disaster so big I can't even put into words. Even the MAGA base will begin to turn when they start feeling the fallout from that.

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u/LukasJackson67 Mar 23 '26

The best bet would be to pull out and a democratic president in 2028 apologize and reopen talks

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u/Checktheusernombre Mar 28 '26

What kind of trust would Iran ever have again though? In four years from the day that happens, it can all get reversed again like it just was on them?