Three weeks into March, earlier this year, I wrote about the impact destroying Iran's electrical generation stations would have on their civilization, some parts of which approach first world standards.
Without electric power civilization disappears and society reverts to prior norms. Water and sewage don't move, refrigeration ends, heat comes from fire, or sunlight, most homes become little more than artificial caves. Gas stations can't pump fuel, traffic lights don't work, etc. Phones and tablets can't be charged.
Imagine digging a pit privy in your yard, if you have a yard. Carrying water from God-knows-where, cooking over an open fire, and scrounging for light after sunset. Apartment dwellers can't even do this much.
I'll know we've gotten serious about crippling Iran when it is reliably reported we've blacked out the power grid in several large cities. I look forward to before-and-after nighttime satellite photos showing a Tehran gone dark after sundown.
The veneer of civilization, upon which we all rely, is far thinner than most imagine. Berlin had a brief taste of the 'medicine' this past January.
