The US has now attacked Iran in Operation Epic Fury. Military air campaigns have been used frequently in modern warfare. But their effectiveness in “winning” wars has been heavily debated. It has often been concluded that bombing and missile attacks, short of nuclear annihilation, can start wars but not end them. In fact, bombing campaigns, with their inevitable civilian casualties, serve to harden hearts and steel inner resolve to never give up and never give in. People will hate their attackers too much to surrender to them, and oftentimes, ground troops must be used to achieve and maintain a meaningful victory. In light of this past history, it seems naïve that the US will “win” in pummeling Iran from the air alone. What is Creator’s perspective about what will happen now?

This is a perceptive question, indeed, because we, in fact, do not see the US winning here. Your Iranian adversary is very well entrenched and very well prepared, having seen this struggle coming and anticipating a direct military confrontation one day. That day is now, and Iran has no intention, currently, of surrendering, no matter what happens. They see the military attack as confirmation and execution of evil intention on the part of the US. Frankly, the US should know better, that such a well-entrenched fundamentalist ideology as held by the Iranian clergy simply cannot be flexible, because in their minds they are dealing with the devil. This does not auger well for a peaceful resolution that will satisfy either party. It is, in fact, the case, as the intractability of the struggle that has been launched will show, that the US will become increasingly bogged down and called into question for the lack of wisdom in launching this military campaign.