Originally Posted by Popgun

I'm going to answer the only one of these points which is really open to debate.

Obviously, the Iranians will see the error of their ways. They will quickly realise that what they really want is to watch Britney Spears videos in McDonalds all day. They will therefore obviously not conduct a bloody guerilla campaign against an occupying army, the American public will not rapidly lose their stomach for spreading 'freedom' in the face of mounting US casualties, and US companies will not win lucrative reconstruction contracts.

The world will become a better place, and everybody will happily ever after.

After all, isn't this what past experience teaches us?