The right way to skin a cat?
I only know persians that want the mulllahs out but I doubt they want to front the blood of a civil war only to be left with a US-puppet regime. They know that's likely the only way it happens though and war-as-philanthropy isn't really a thing.
I'm no war historian, but the track record of successful regime change seems incredibly spotty. The author uses Syria as an example of success, but has it been? Maybe Syria was much worse before, but if you're going to be on the sell-side of a war, be perfectly honest about the risks at least. If there's ever a time for nuance ...
Tangent: I talked to my dad on Father's Day about the bombings. He's always been kind of nonplussed about this kind of thing, having grown up in Iran during the lead up to Iraq invasion. "It's just on the outsides of the cities" he said, mostly upset that he probably won't be able to visit family soon.