Vermillion, I didn't say that victory wouldn't be possible altogether. I said that if we did it alone, it would be. Our armed forces are too damn tired, worn too thin and have low moral. Iran's military is fresh, eager and proud. If we went into another war without the aid of larger nations, we would lose - simple as that.
Of course Verm is right. In an all-out conventional war we would kick the crap out of everyone. We don't even know what the US government can do, because we don't know what weapons we have available. The Stealth fighter was first flown in 1977! Darpa is working on things like robot exo armor, and automatated transport…
I think the President's low approval rating has influenced him to take a diplomatic approach to Iran. Of course the war is a much bigger issue than immigration. But it seems the only step to improving the war at this point is impeachment. Mr. Bush recently made a stop in my home town, and walked into a crowd of protestors…
At full strength in a conventional war we could kick Irans ass,but we are not at full strength and we are over extended. The problem with Iran is that we need a stable base to attack from at a short distance,but Iraq isnt stable and Afghanistan is getting more violent as the months pass, personally if i was Iran i would…
Woot - replying to myself As an aside, I don't believe there's any threat from North Korea anyway. There hasn't been a significant conflict on the peninsula in fifty years and Kim Jong-Il's psychofascist government is far more concerned with maintaining his current position than instigating war. Their economy is in part…
If we were to wage war with Iran while still in Iraq and Afghanistan - we'd lose. We can't do a damn thing unless we get major backing - Russia, China, UK and anyone else willing to help. We go it alone, and we're toast. I'm not opposed to Iran having nuclear (civilian) power. What I'm scared of, is that they're not…
Wesier the administration can be faulted for the current situation,Iran did tried to getthe US to be part of negotiations in the past but the US let the early phases of negotiations to the European union and Russia, the US should have been more involved in these early phases. Weiser i cant agree your assesment that we can…
most of us americans will still remember the awful sinking feeling that came from the current administration starting off with the stance of "what do you mean, attack iraq?" and slowly but inexorably miring us all in what we've got going today, despite all cries to the contrary. it was awful, is awful, and i pray that with…
I don't think any military action would involve "invading" Iran. More likely it would be swift military strikes to take out their nuclear development areas. If it did come down to a "war", anyone thinking that Iran would "kick our asses" is living in some kind of dreamworld. Vermillion has pretty much outlined the reasons…
Yeah, I would have thought war with Iran at least made more sense than war with someone youve already beat, at the very least the women look better. All in all Id have preferred we finished the war on actual terrorist before we entered the next debacle. I cant really fault the current administrations lack of movement on…