the next assahola in line is apparently his son, if he can fight off some other pile of assaholes that all want to be the grand poo-bah.
iran needs systemic overthrow.
the kurds in the mountains are the best solution. they're armed. they can actually fight. they won't just get mowed down. but they need air cover.
all of these people saying "but there's no day after" are dead wrong. there's a potent army waiting for the signal. the best comparisons really are the french and spanish revolutions, and we don't want them eventually getting slaughtered by the red chinese army.