Originally Posted by The One

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''Those (countries) who assume that decaying methods such as psychological war, political propaganda and the so-called economic sanctions would work and prevent Iran's fast drive toward progress are mistaken,''

Originally Posted by TTL

I think Iran has a quite capable military. Of course they are not on par with USA but West invading Iran in a similar manner to Iraq doesn't seem possible in near future. Iran could be a new Vietnam and even USA can't fight all around the globe simultaneously.

Originally Posted by TTL

I think Iran has a quite capable military. Of course they are not on par with USA but West invading Iran in a similar manner to Iraq doesn't seem possible in near future. Iran could be a new vietnam and even USA can't fight all around the globe simultaneosly.

Originally Posted by Feanor

Irrelevant. There is not really a single 2nd-3rd world military capable of challenging a first world military. But given other regional opponents, Iran is certainly a threat.

Originally Posted by TopHatter

Except that Iran is not tweaking the tail of a 2nd-3rd World military, now are they?

They are directly confronting the West (i.e. most of the NATO membership)

In addition, they are showing off their conventional "might". Not a good idea to confront nations like the U.S., Great Britain, France, Germany etc. with conventional military power.

The United States may not have done a super-duper job in Iraq when it came to occupying and securing it, but it blasted through it's conventional forces (not once, but twice) like a combine through a wheat field.

AGAINST VASTLY INSUPERIOR ARMOUR AND TROOPS , THE USA AND U/K HAD NO PROBLEMS , BUT THE INSURGENCY IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH .but by all reports we are coming through , fingers crossed

Bragging about your converntional military "might" in this context is just plain propaganda for your own citizens. Not much more than that.

Originally Posted by Feanor

Irrelevant. There is not really a single 2nd-3rd world military capable of challenging a first world military. But given other regional opponents, Iran is certainly a threat.