Opinion: Ten Thoughts on Operation Epic Fury and Its Aftermath, by Scott McKay

As I write this on Saturday night, there is still a lot going on, and as such I’ll throw myself on the mercy of our readers for whatever has gone out of date between its writing and your reading.

It’s a very fluid situation.

But in what looks like a very, very successful joint operation between the Israeli Defense Forces and the U.S. Navy and Air Force, a significant decapitation strike has greatly degraded the Iranian regime — including harvesting some 40 top leaders of the Iranian regime, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose death has sparked worldwide celebrations from Iranians and Iranian expatriates.

There are lots of questions which will be asked about those strikes, and we don’t know what the future will hold for Iran and its relationship not just with the USA but Israel, its neighbors and its allies. But there are a number of things which do come to mind either as conclusions or at least observations of a fluid situation. …