Call it ugly, I’ll say it: would you rather wait for sirens to settle the argument? On Feb 28 the Pentagon named it Operation Epic Fury, and the target list, by preliminary reports, was Iranian missile bases, air defenses, and leadership nodes around Tehran. People in Delhi argue like it is a morality play; pilots know it is timing, radar, fuel, and surprise. Counterargument: Iraq 2003 proved that regime-change talk can be a trap and civilians get crushed under slogans. True, and that is why the goal must be narrow: degrade launch capability, not chase a fantasy parade. Deterrence is not poetry; it is a ledger of costs, and Iran’s missile network only stops when the price exceeds the benefit. If the Strait of Hormuz stays open and the UN Security Council gets a chance to cool this down, the world avoids the worst spiral. If it does not, at least admit the alternative was not peace, it was postponement.