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Originally Posted by I, Brian  I find it incredible that the USA may seek to create political instability in Iran. They already tried that in Iraq, and now have to station 160,000 US troops there because of that, plus troops in Afghanistan as well.
What's really interesting is that for all the blustering of the US, because they have troops next door in Iraq, these are short-range targets for Iranian reprisal.
Much as though Iran may be lined up for air strikes by the US, it can only be labelled a completely dumb move, unless the US has any kind of after-strike planning in place. Which doesn't usually seem to happen. |
I don't see the basis for this at all. The US has conducted numerous operations like this over the years, striking the military infrastructure and then just letting the entire system grind to a halt on its own. In fact, if anyone was going to do this to put back Iran's nuclear ambitions, I would without a doubt say the US military was the best for the job.
Any reprisals from Iranian side barring weapons of mass destruction wouldn't have any huge effect.
I'm glad that there is the possibility of upsetting the Iranian regime. It is an oppressive dictatorship that means no good, least of all towards its own persecuted citizens. No doubt it is also vital in their plan to stabilise Iraq; removing Iran from the picture would do wonders.