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What do you think the best option is for dealing with Iran? It seems the running narrative is that there are only a few options on the table: Sanctions, covert military action, overt military action, or withdrawal from the region. I’m curious if anyone has any unique historical insight into an alternative narrative, one that has worked in the past but may have been lost in the collective psyche of modern military strategy.