War with Iran?

[Dill]

(06-19-2019, 10:27 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: No, the main reason we get into these types of situations is because of politicians failing to solve these situations without the use force and for failing to have clear strategic objectives when using force.

There are some who might read this caution and hear you saying the US military could not defeat Iran's conventional forces! LOL

Sometimes we get into quagmires because generals tell their civilian superiors that the military option would be a cakewalk. Send in a Marine division. That will tip the balance of forces in favor of the US.  No? Then bomb North Vietnam. Light at the end of the tunnel. Not working?  Then drop more tonnage on Cambodia than all of WWII. Still not there? If only we could have invaded the North, and then China!
But Congress says no! Lacks the will to carry the fight to their territory. 

That hasn't happened so much since Vietnam.  My current worry is civilian authority overruling the military for exactly the reasons you say. Or maybe worse in the case of the current administration, since the goal seems to be to push Iran to attack some vaguely defined US interest so we can respond to their "aggression." 

We can defeat their conventional forces though. Same military that fought Saddam back in the 80s. Nothing to worry about if it comes to war.