>Iran doesn't really have any military projection.

I'll take "things people said about Afghanistan in 1999" for 400!

Just to be clear, I fully agree with your sentiment. Probably not Iran or any other foreign power.

Isn't it true about Afghanistan in 1999 and probably now too?

A lack of military projection doesn't mean that your country can go in and rout out all insurgency. It just means that Afghanistan isn't going to be able to wage war on US soil from Afghanistan.

This. Blame Iran by default is getting really tiresome at this point

> So is Iran just going to be the default bogeyman…?

likely, until theyre crying everything is antifa again. they seem to cycle around through their paranoia targets.

I think the American public is a lot more cynical than when they were duped into war with Iraq 20 years ago.

Certain people will try and drag you into an Iranian war, but I don't think it will work now. The playbook has been used too many times.

I agree with you in general, except for one important point - I think it will work again. Plenty of people will see through the lie, but enough will buy it that they’ll get their war.