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**ZFBoxcar** · 12-09-2005, 03:01 AM

Uh...no. The IDF has about 180,000 soldiers, and about 400,000 reserves. Even if that were enough, there would be no soldiers left to protect Israel, and the Israeli economy would be totally ruined because so much of its labour force would be doing reserve duty. The IDF is better trained and equipped, but it is still completely ridiculous to suggest they could occupy Iran. If there was something less realistic than a pipe dream, this is it.

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ZFBoxcar Moderator Join Date: 08-03-03 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 2,129 Country:	Uh...no. The IDF has about 180,000 soldiers, and about 400,000 reserves. Even if that were enough, there would be no soldiers left to protect Israel, and the Israeli economy would be totally ruined because so much of its labour force would be doing reserve duty. The IDF is better trained and equipped, but it is still completely ridiculous to suggest they could occupy Iran. If there was something less realistic than a pipe dream, this is it.