In the 1930s the US Navy developed a bunch of War Plans. War Plan Orange was for war with Japan. However it assumed an attack on the Philippines not Pearl Harbor. The problem with War Plans is that one rips them up once the war starts! One assumes that the objectives of the current war in Iran are:
1. Neutralize Iran's means and methods of external attack
2. Neutralize Iran's means and methods for nuclear weapons development and delivery
3. Establish an environment for Iran's people to seek an improved non-religious Government
If this is correct, which seems to be the current US Government position, albeit poorly articulated, then one should be able to measure progress.
One can assert for each:
1. External Attack Neutralization: Reasonable success but nor finished
2. Nuclear Abandonment: Uncertain but critical
3. Government Adjustment: Uncertain, but neutralized many of the incumbents
Now the US Government should clearly articulate the goals and objectives and articulate the progress made in each. The Nuclear Abandonment one is the most critical.
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