Trump is now caught in the oldest trap of modern warfare – believing a swift, surgical military operation will yield quick, enduring political results. The Soviets did it in Afghanistan; the US in Iraq in 2003; Putin did it in Ukraine, and is still fighting. Whatever force a military fails or succeeds in applying at the start, the people it is attacking have greater commitment to defending their lands and homes.
The White House may have rushed into this, seizing the opportunity for a decapitation strike, provided by Israeli intelligence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has very different objectives regionally, and a long US involvement against Tehran suits his desire for an Iran in rolling collapse that is no longer a threat. But the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 has caused as many problems as it has solved.
Trump can leave, but then everybody knows for sure the USA and Trump despite all the military hardware and billions are weak and can’t force anybody, can’t keep trade going and doesn’t have any allies left to help out. You just need some backbone and cheap drones.
It turns out parasitic war profiteers like the military industrial complex don’t actually make you strong, they just make you violent and take all your money.