In the current war against the Iranian dictators, America is very determined to learn the lessons from past war "victories". Thus America is furiously committed to not engaging in "nation-building" or "teaching democracy" by "putting boots on the ground" in "yet another forever war".
So how do we truly win?
1. Immediately gather together as many hundreds or thousands of expatriate Iranians as possible in Paris, London, New York, or the like, and form a government-in-exile. They should meet with a lot of pro-freedom (not pro-democracy) Western advisors, and quickly form a new constitution, executive, legislative, and judiciary which are ready to immediately take effect when the tyrants and religiosos surrender. Create a liberal republic. Make this group as legitimate as possible with lots of people who are popular, impressive, and acceptable to the homeland Iranians. Try to get a lot of input from people inside the country. Publicize all this activity widely and cleverly.
2. Continue to bomb as many military facilities, police stations, Republican Guard locations, and security forces and installations as possible, but heavily advertise to the people and rebels that there's bound to be a lot of good weapons and ammunition available which they can secretly gather up right after the bombings.
3. Figure out a way to sneak in as many pistols, rifles, grenades, and rocket-propelled grenades as possible to the freedom-fighters.
4. Get the rebels to cozy up to as many of their family and friends as possible which still back the slave state. Cajole or sweet talk them into switching sides, or at least laying down their arms, and providing intelligence and guns to the freedom-fighters.
5. Tell the Saudis, Kurds, Iraqis, and others they need to invade with heavy force, but be sure to focus hard on destroying the slave state supporters -- not the liberty-loving people.
6. Tell the dictatorships supporters that they truly need to surrender or switch sides by a certain date and they WILL receive amnesty. But tell them that after this date they WILL receive death. Then make it happen.
7. Propagandize the hell out of the population over radio, t'v', and internet. Have a wide diversity of programs including serious and profound pro-liberal philosophy; mixed with cold, hard, news facts; mixed with vicious, personal mockery and insults of the leaders, their acts, and their beliefs.
8. Pick a date for the people to go out in the street all at once, and (hopefully!) overwhelm the evil authorities, and induce them to surrender and transfer power to the government-in-exile.
All of this combined probably will overthrow the regime in a few weeks. It will not require any hated "nation-building" or "teaching democracy" or "putting boots on the ground" in "yet another forever war".
