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sc94597 said:

Given the response from a large segment of Trump's base, if the U.S attacks Iran, I am skeptical there will be a United States at the end of this decade.

Everything is stretched too thin as it is and the polity has been meta-stable since 9/11 and the Great Recession.

Another war like this likely leads to the end of the United States. The only Americans who want this are a majority of Christian Nationalists and the Neo-Cons. And while they are large groups they're only, generously, a fourth of the population.

This could lead to a French Revolution/Russian Revolution event in the U.S, in my opinion.

Trump’s approval will sink, but there is no chance the U.S. will be overthrown. There exist no armed militias in this country which could legitimately take on U.S. forces. (Plus, the CIA would prolly know of these plans well in advance. We are all surveilled 24/7 by our phones.)

Everything is stretched too thin? Are you referring to U.S.’s involvement in potentially three wars very soon (Ukraine, Iran, China)? If so, the U.S. can drop Ukraine any day now; the responsibility has successfully be levied on the shoulders of the Europeans. Iran and Taiwan are likely the only wars we’ll be seeing for a little bit, though U.S. has been quite ambitious in the past, such as when officials had their sights fixated on five(?) different countries during George W. Bush.