Sounds like a bait and switch. Get him to bite by selling him on the bunker buster, then he has no choice but to commit to the so-called "entire plan". Anyone taking odds on whether the "entire plan" involves long-term occupation and fighting insurgencies? There is oil and gas to be had, and a lot of money for contractors to make from it. Strategist doesn't want more middle east occupations but military industrial complex says you must have it.
Given the isolationist MAGA’s opposition against foreign adventures in Middle East, Trump would want the Iran operation to be short and sweet. Hence, Trump wouldn’t send large scale US ground troops into Iran. Commando raids might be undertaken with Israeli Special Forces under properly established air dominance.
US would restrict itself to bombing nuclear facilities, remaining Iranian military and state security sites (to diminish IRGC further). In case of Iranian retaliation against oil gas targets in Gulf countries, US would bomb Iranian oil gas and other civilian infrastructures in return. US planners would probably hope the resulting chaos could allow domestic oppositions to seize control or at the very least for moderates to negotiate a new deal.
As for Military industrial complex, I don’t think they hold great influence over MAGAs as supposed to traditional republicans. Politically, Trump is an anti-establishment figure. He did not shy away from attacking Dick Cheney, a quintessential MIC republican. He also fired a bunch of generals and put his royalists into the pentagon.
Besides, Trump has tech bros on his side. With the control of social media algorithms, tech bros can influence public opinions/votes far more directly than MIC. Trump can afford to piss MIC off a little on Iran especially after giving MIC a large military budget increase in his “big beautiful bill”.
