Could the U.S. beat Iran in a war? Despite the size, terrain and capabilities of Iran, could the U.S. still defeat its military and install a new regime if it really wanted to?
Miltarily? Yes. But because of a number of reasons, it is unlikely the US will ever attempt this. As I will now explain.It's plainly obvious that the US, with 10 aircraft carriers, thousands of aircraft, a massive population and massive economy, not to mention about 7000 nuclear weapons, could eventually overwhelm Iran with shear force of numbers and technology.And make no mistake, Iran is fully aware of this.But, it will never happen. The simple reason is that the US would never “really want to” go to such lengths. The last time they did, it was Vietnam, and we all saw how that went.Thing is, Iran is like Vietnam 2.0. It has a determined population, difficult terrain and climate, and asymmetrical warfare tactics that slow down a hulking power like the US.The difference is, Iran is larger, more populous and richer than Vietnam in the 1960/70s. It also has an indigenous military industrial complex and a large ballistic missile force that can evade most missiles in the US inventory, and once launched, is untouchable to the US's greatest strength, it's air force. Furthermore, Iran is one of the only 2 countries in the world (the other being China), fielding anti-ship ballistic missiles, which, combined with Iran's other assets, make it possible for Iran to take out a US aircraft carrier.What would happen, as in Vietnam, would be that the US would incur unacceptable casualties before it could complete the task, so much so that public pressure would demand a halt to the war. Iran, being the country under attack, would have a much higher tolerance.Let me put this into perspective. In the 1980–88 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq (in which Saddam used chemical weapons liberally), Iran suffered more casualties than America did in both World Wars put together.Look at this soldier. He is prepared to fight when Saddam's forces are using chemical weapons in something as common as artillery. Now multiply him by several million. That is how far Iran is willing to go to defend itself.
What is this war in the Middle East REALLY about?
Afghanistan and Iraq were attacked for a few reasons: 1. They wanted to control their own resources and not favour America, these countries are important because they have oil, lithium and heroin, the CIA has been dealing drugs in America for a long time so they can fund their missions. 2.There is a lot of money to made from war for the corporations who produce weapons and also from the banks who loan out money, the banks like to put these countries into debt so they can control them as the debt they accumulate is impossible to pay back. 3. To protect Israel, the Israeli's are not well liked in the region because of the way they have treated the Palestinians and other nations around them, they have invaded numerous countries in the area and most Islamic countries believe they have no right to be there since the land was occupied by Arabs when the British gave it to them, the conditions being that they were to treat the current occupants with respect which seems to have been forgotten. This is why many people think that 9/11 was a false attack by the either the American government or the Israelis, the subsequent wars had little to do with the attacks, Bin Laden was accused but no evidence has been brought forth to prove he did this and the fact he was killed and rapidly disposed of is very suspicious, my guess is he wasn't involved.Another reason could have been because of the trouble American and Israel has caused in the area since the 50's, the CIA has been responsible for the over throwing of governments in Iran and many other places they were also working closely with Saddam Hussein during the Iran/Iraq war by proving him with weapons, they have also been setting up bases Saudi Arabia in particular which some see as an imperialistic act of aggression. There are many documentaries and articles written about this but they are not recognised by the main stream media because the media is controlled by the American government but you can find these on youtube and other sites.