“If you are not committed to existential war, for the duration and no matter what else“
We would need 80-100 land divisions to conquer Iran and keep the Russians out.
We can’t field 12 divisions without girls.
This is an absurd discussion. We have neither the will nor the means to control the Persian theater (including Western Afghanistan) by force.
Not to mention the fact that neither the representatives of the people nor the representatives of the states will declare war - because there is no support for it.
“We would need 80-100 land divisions to conquer Iran and keep the Russians out.”
Ludicrous.
We could execute regime change with air power and 5 mechanized divisions and 5 armored divisions.
Likely with air power alone given 120 days.
If the Russians want it after that, they can have it.
I’m not saying we SHOULD DO IT, because I don’t believe we should.
But we could. The county is on the razor edge of collapse right now.
And it wouldn’t take 2 million men in ANY conceivable scenario.