Andrew L. Urban
With the advantage of naive inexperience welded to my deeply felt desire for freedom for the Iranian people, I propose the following battle plan for consideration by US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Against the IRGC, first, do harm …
After months of bombing Iran’s military infrastructure, the IRGC remains the most important target in the war against Iran’s nuclear program and its terror network. And of course, the suppression of the Iranian people.
Drawing on years of inexperience in the military, coupled with my experience as a keen and close observer of current affairs, I have developed the following forward war plan. It is secret so please do not share it.
1 Do not reveal any plans and intentions about the war in public. And don’t believe anything Iranian negotiators say.
2 In collaboration with Israel, devise a strategy to identify for intense bombing all hard ISGC targets, from weapons depots to accommodation centres as a first strike.
3 As a second strike, task Israel to use its formidable intelligence apparatus to begin eliminating senior ranks of the IRGC throughout Iran.
4 In collaboration with Israel, identify key locations across Iran that could provide safe haven for air drops of small and medium weapons suitable for use in an uprising, along with satellite monitoring of IRGC ground forces to protect insurgents.
5 Insert covert operatives inside Iran to help organise insurgents, supported by high tech surveillance and communications abilities, under targeted high volume bombing cover.
6 Invite Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to deliver an address to the people of Iran announcing a Transition Government in Exile to be followed by popular elections.
7 Assemble a multinational peacekeeping force for deployment in Iran (avoiding UN involvement) and invite the Iranian army to join.
8 Once the IRGC has been eliminated or neutralised, work to extract and dispose of the nuclear material Iran has developed to date.
This rough outline serves only to suggest an architecture. The devil is in the detail – I’ve asked the devil to stand by …