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Originally Posted by Lenny2
The U.S. would decimate the Iranian military no question.
We can invade and destroy with horrifying efficiency. (remember Iraq and Afghanistan?)
We just can't occupy the place after we've taken over.
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Yes. We can savagely defeat brutal military regimes.
But, as an occupier, it is a different ballgame. We try hard to shelter civilians, and that compassion has a big cost to us.