@wundayatta, I think the problem is that Iran’s institutions (including its military) are much, much stronger and better entrenched than Libya, which had no institutions of any sort really. Libya was basically a bunch of loosely confederated gangs held together by bribes doled out by the Qaddafi regime. Iran is a genuine state with strong political institutions. It also lacks Libya’s (albeit short lived) alliance with Western countries.
I was opposed to intervening in Libya; I’m glad we didn’t mess it up, but I think the country was a unique mix of circumstances that don’t exist in places like Syria, Bahrain and Iran.
@rojo, I said “airpower” not “ICBMs.” Jesus Christ. Do you normally interpret air power as strategic nuclear weapons? And again—murdering tens of millions of people as a way to avoid the messiness of an Iraq style occupation? Such class, you have. Please tell me you don’t have kids.