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Originally Posted by Naja-ram
there is something that is not clear enough here:
no matter what the US thinks it can do when not holding back, military force cannot destory the fight core of Iran: the same reason Al Qaeda still exists, the same reason Hizbolla is still there after Israel's pathetic attack on them.
the more america doesn't "hold back" and the more she attacks with heavy tanks, air craft or whatever - the more the world will realize Iran is not something you can bring down by force.
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You know how Germany dealt with hostile occupations in WWII? For every German soldier killed they marched out and shot dozens, or hundreds of people from the surronding villages. It solved the problems. The Muslim forces may be fanatical but, just as the Japanese were in WWII (remember they killed themselves to, shot to their last bullet and ran at the line with swords drawn only to be mowed down, and more). I am not in favour of it, in fact I am not in favour of the neo-con 'clash of civilisations', nor do I think it will achieve what they want.
I do agree that there are better ways to defeat extremism in the Middle East, but in reality it could be achieved military were the US not so concerned about how things would play at home. If the US is put back into a mindset, such as they were in WWII were dropping nukes doesn't even raise too much concern with the wider public, I don't think they'd have a major problem controlling Iran. The Japanese of WWII were even more fanatical than Iran is today (and MUCH more evenly armed), and look where they are now.