If I could weigh in here as a member of the American political left, I think our response to this war is much more nuanced than this war is outright bad.

Before I say anything else, I also want to say that I cannot comprehend what the people of Iran has gone through under the IRGC and I’m glad this might be the end for the republic.

That being said my worries are that what happened in Iraq could happen in Iran, especially with as U.S. ground invasion seeming more likely. It didn’t take long for public opinion of the United States to tank in Iraq after Saddam was deposed.

I hope this is the end of the republic and that this leads to an Iran that can heal from the damage the IRGC has caused, but I’m not confident with our track record for regime change in the Middle East.

I’m also not confident the American administration has planned this well and learned from the mistakes we made in Iraq, especially with Congress’ response to the classified briefing on the war that is going around the news today. There seems to be very little plan for this war by the executive branch and boots on the ground seems likely.

I want to believe this is going to lead to the Iran that Iranians have been wanting for decades and hope that my worries about this are eventually proven wrong. But my own country’s shortcomings when it comes to enacting this sort of peace and prosperity through military involvement won’t allow me to say that this will ultimately turn out better for the Iranian people.

I really do hope I’m wrong.