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Originally Posted by martinguerre
does ANYONE think we have the spare military capacity to take on Iran right now?
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The USA has the spare military capacity to take on Iran. It wouldn't be free/cheap like Iraq was, but the USA has enough.
Draft a few million people, change the economy from peacetime to war footing, and you could steamroll Iran. To make the draft politically feasible, first you attack with insufficient forces, and open a reluctant selective draft of ex-military. If the original 'too small' force wins, all the better.
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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
I don't believe Congress would have to approve such a move. The Administration could surely say this would just be part of the ongoing war on terror which has already been approved. Furthermore, they could argue it isn't a declaration of war at all, but a surgical strike.
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Incite Iran into declairing war on the USA. Even if you have to push forces into Iran proper. The President can deploy US forces for a limited time without the consent of congress.
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Originally Posted by JohnBua
How do you all feel about a Nuclear Iran?
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I'd expect a hostile nuclear Iran to be about as scary as a hostile nuclear North Korea, and less scary than a hostile nuclear USSR.
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Originally Posted by OKFU0
About the same as a nuclear U.S, a nuclear Israel, a nuclear N.Korea, a nuclear Pakistan, a nuclear India, a nuclear Russia, etc,..etc,..etc,...
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Actually, of all the above nations, only the USA currently has a significant political 'world domination' meme in the political sphere. Iran also has this meme (the Caliphate) bouncing around amount those in power.
Isreal, N.K., Pakistan, India and Russia are mainly regional players.
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Originally Posted by JohnBua
If we didn't have the hearts and mind of the average Iraqi, then why do the terrorist need to set up snipers at polling places? Why do they need to bomb mosques? If we lost the average person's heart and mind, why those tactics be needed at all by the terrorists?
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The world has more than two factions. The Iraqi's don't like the USA and do not trust them. Many of them don't like and trust the rebel Iraqi forces fighting against the USA.