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Originally Posted by Guardian
I apologize for always proposing hypotheticals (especially ones like this) but it is a path of thought I have not hammered out yet. What if Iran turns out to be another North Korea or Libya? I agree that Ahmadinejad's rhetoric is extremely anti-US, anti-Israel, and pro-WWIII, but what if he is just another sabre-rattler? N. Korea touted that their missiles could hit the US. They flexed their muscles and then, quickly, shut their mouths. What if Iran is trying to develop nuclear power? It is unlikely that Iran has no aggressive military intentions, but what if they do not? What if the US and Israel is just being too paranoid? Can the US really handle another war right now? Could the US handle Iran in a conventional war right now?
I am posing many different questions that may or may not be related so that the ensuing discussion covers many topics. I want to think of Iran in a different light as to gain a full perspective. Right now, Ahmadinejad (to me) is a raving Muslim extremist who believes he will usher in the time of the 12th Imam, destroy Israel and the US, and bring about the end of the world. I do not exactly have a high opinion of the man.
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I don't think we can reach a deal with them. They don't have a power hungry dictatorship, they are lead by fanatics that will do anything to meat their objective.
As for invading, I think we lose a few hundred soldiers in the invasion, then take Iran in around 4 months. But the trick would be winning the peace. The American public can't stand just sitting around while our men are picked apart by guerillas.
Thought, no Iranian government supplies messing up Iraq would be a giant help and would probably starve the insurgents sooner or later.
I think the US military could do, it would just take for ever to give self staining ability to the two countries. We would either need a draft or heavy NATO and Israel support to have a chance in the peace.
But at this point in time, it is not yet a political option.