Regime change is the only real solution to the Iran problem

The Trump administration, like most of its predecessors, is busy scurrying around the world putting out individual fires set in dispersed locations — the Middle East, Ukraine, East Asia. All the while, its increasingly coordinated adversaries are intent on bringing about the demise of the Western international order that has brought overall global peace for three-quarters of a century.

In recent weeks, numerous reports have blamed U.S. involvement in the Ukraine and Iran wars for depleting U.S. weapons supplies needed to deter or defeat other potential challenges by Russia, China and North Korea. Most importantly, critics allege, America’s own self-defense capacity is jeopardized by the diversion of arms on behalf of others, either to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion or to protect the Middle East and the world from Iran’s nuclear threat.  

Now, an official report from U.S. military officials to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirms that the “divide, distract and conquer” strategy of America’s enemies is succeeding. Washington is increasingly wary of undertaking additional U.S. security commitments — a reluctance bordering on isolationism that frees our adversaries to act out their aggression in other venues and exploit assorted targets of opportunity. 

In addition, extended deployments of U.S. forces are taking a toll on the resilience and morale of Navy personnel. This week, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group arrived in Thailand from its 10-month tour to the region. The long deployment has substantially disrupted the ship’s........

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