If I am the IDF Chief of Staff I am arguing for removing the cancer at it's metastatic SOURCE TODAY. NOW

Syria
HAMAS
Hizballah
Iran

Remove the last as a genocidal inspiration and the others WITHER economically. THEN we will see about the political situation.

In 1967 Tom Segev reprises in minute by minute chapter and verse how a weak and perceived to be weak Israeli govt under Levi Eshkol spun into a war because for one major reason they were afraid of the initiative passing to the arabs who in Nasser's words were ready to wage a war of annihilation.

The result was that the army and air force were unleashed about month after Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran in violation of his treaty obligations and freedom of the seas, and threw out the UN Peacekeeper forces in the Sinai (in violation of his treaty obligations). Today, in essence three states dedicated publicly and proudly to the destruction of a sovereign state, AND ITS PEOPLE, surround Israel.

DUH, anyone wonder what is going on in cabinet meetings in Jerusalem?

I believe Israel can probably set back Iran nuclear ambitions, but what's that? If I am an Israeli this simply boxes that vast majority of Iranians right in with the lunatic mullahs. If this is going to make any sense, then it's time to pull a Robt E Lee.

The govt of the mullahs, by the mullahs and FOR genocide, can be ended if Israel takes out 100% of the Iranian ability to refine the 50% of gasoline they need domestically. The rest is imported. They can then go on and destroy the Iranian oil production and transport facilities.

If China, India, Germany and France don't like it, well then I guess they had better DO SOMETHING.

We see in Iraq that destruction is easy compared to building nad rebuilding infrastructure.

My money says that an Israeli campaign to destroy gasoline production and oil production and transport can succeed.