General Discussion

I don't know where you are getting the notion that people here think the war is "going well" for Iran. I've seen no analysis or assertions that suggest that.

What I've seen is a lot of analysis and recognition that it is a shit show, and was destined to be such from the outset.

I've seen clear-eyed analyses from people with substantial expertise -- people like Tom Nichols -- that point to there being numerous paths to things getting WORSE, and a near zero chance of "regime change" for the better.

I've seen recognition of the fact that this war of aggression is a violation of international law and deeply immoral, not to mention that is is being prosecuted without the approval of Congress. (And NO, failure of the war powers bill to reign in the felon does NOT constitute authorization.) And in light of that, how "well" or "badly" the war is "going" for the United States or for Iran is irrelevant to the epic WRONGNESS.

The notion that decapitating the Iranian regime would somehow be sufficient was insane from the get go. And if you disagree, perhaps consider this post:

Let's talk about the magnitude of the IRGC/Basij military, industrial, economic conglomerate
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221070279