[RHINO369]

"Good point. I tend to think that if we went into Iran like we did with Iraq, we would face an "Iranian insurgency" that would make the Iraqi insurgency right now look like toy army men."

Hard to say how tough they'd be, remember Arab soldiers suck complete ass, and have much more bark than bite. I still don't think invading Iran is a smart idea. I favor a heavy bombing campaign, on military targets, and economic targets til they want peace. During the air war, we'd helicopter in troops to the nuclear facilities and then capture and destroy them. They'll eventually face tremendous pressure from their people especially if we say we'll stop bombing the moment you give up. Oh and we won't help them rebuilt, we'll just leave.

[pcottraux]

I'm completely behind you on that.

An invasion wouldn't work. We'd cripple the actual Iranian army, to be sure, but the guerilla fighters and terrorists would be too much for us to handle (especially considering how strained we are in Iraq).

Also, Iran has a suicide death squad called the Bassij that I believe is currently the world's largest fighting force (it's actual about 7 times bigger than China's army). And they're ALL suicide bombers and guerillas, some as young as 13.

I'm for the heavy bombing on their nuke sites. Plus, it would be a good idea completely seal their borders with Iraq and Afghanistan to make sure NOT ONE PERSON gets in or out.

[pcottraux]

Hard to say how tough they'd be...

But remember, the Iranians aren't Arabs, they're Persians. I'm pretty sure Persians are better fighters than Arabs.