But... But... The big orange bozo said the war was over already.
This isn't going to be a surprise attack. They once held the advantage but they pissed that away. Now they will face a prepared enemy in an advantaged position.
Iran has a professional army with a ground force of 300k.
That's about the same number of boots the US has. It'll be no small logistic feat to get that operation a chance.
It will probably come down to US aircraft and overwhelming the Iranian government very quickly.
If the US does invade and fails its first push the the scale tips back in Iran's favor.
It will be bloody. The drones will also take down many aircraft, but they likely dont have enough yet to stop the US. However everyday that goes by tips the scale in Iran's favor.
Even if the US did topple the government is just going to be like Afghanistan all over again.
Just a small special military operation. Back before ~~easter~~ ~~halloween~~ ~~christmas~~ ~~2030~~
Gotta help israelis genocide and landgrab while gun lobby gets ritcher, people get poorer. USA USa uSA /s
"It's just a short term air campaign."
"It's just a small ground raid."
Reminder that our involvement in Vietnam started as small beans SOF incursions, too.
AND through lies too - the Gulf of Tonkin “attack” was a lie. Just like the WMDs and “nukes” in the middle east.
It may be a negotiation tactic, he may actually plan to have a go but just as likely he is going to TACO.
This guy doesn't know how to negotiate. Because Iran is aware that their territory is better to defend, than to attack.
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