Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Horrido
We have ground forces on the eastern and western borders of Iran. Since things are slowing down in both Afghanistan and Iraq, it would not be far-fetched to secure Iran with a classic pinchers move, and a potential amphibious landing on the south shores to boot.
|
But we don't have the manpower necessary to occupy a country of over 60 million, much of it populating rural and mountanous terrain. I'm sure we could cut our way through the Iranian army without difficulty, but a lot of that country is made for guerrilla warfare, and with three times the population of Iraq.... we wouldn't be conquering that nation without a substantial enlargement of the US Army (and even then it would be an open ended commitment that would make Vietnam look like a tea party).