Abstract
Post World War II, the instances of absolute victory are few. The application of military force by US and Israel without, boots on ground, to achieve all the publicly stated aims of Operation Epic Fury, is a difficult possibility. An analysis of the stated aims and objectives of military operations launched by the US and its allies against Iran and its proxies and results achieved thereof, brings to fore that a significant percentage of success has been achieved. A weakened regime of Iran, with important leadership neutralised and economy in disarray, the nuclear enrichment and weaponising program degraded, the ballistic missile systems expended or destroyed and the proxies in retreat is a success with minimal loss of soldiers and military wherewithal. Hence, it will be prudent for the US to claim success and avoid strategic over reach by prolonging the conflict beyond three to four weeks.
Keywords: US-Israel-Iran, Absolute victory rarity, Iran proxies, Economic disruption
