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Originally Posted by cpg35223
Maybe, given how one terrorist attack led to our invading not one but two countries.
However, if we invaded, it would likely be the equivalent of Roman taking Carthage in the Third Punic War. No building would be left standing. Salt would be sown on the earth so nothing could grow.
But I really think that's the least likely scenario. It would be Biblical, if for no reason other than to give any other nation pause before trying it.
I think that would be more than enough to provoke say the allies of Iran, say Russia or even China, into joining the conflict. Or perhaps more likely an alliance of Arab/Islamic states.
I think that would be more than enough to provoke say the allies of Iran, say Russia or even China, into joining the conflict. Or perhaps more likely an alliance of Arab/Islamic states.
Doubtful. Everybody got the heck out of our way after 3,000 people died on 9/11. What do you think would happen if 3,000,000 were killed? Or more?
With Syria circling the bowl, Iran has no allies. Unless you count Venezuela. Both countries are far better at waging a war of words than anything else.
Russia? No way, no how. The Russians like a nice, stable world even more so than the Americans. Same with the Chinese, who like global trade. The only thing the Chinese will be willing to go to war over is Taiwan. And neither wants a rogue nuclear state in the world randomly lobbing missiles at countries it doesn't like.
Arab/Islamic states? Considering we rolled the most militarily powerful Arab state in a matter of weeks the way a hooker rolls a drunk Shriner at a convention, those guys wouldn't lift a finger. Heck, we did it with five divisions. What's more, those sheikhs like selling their oil to the West.
Right before we turn Pyongyang or Teheran into a skating rink, Russia, China, and pretty much everybody else on the planet would say, "Okay, knock yourself out. Just try to keep the fallout to a minimum."
We have neutron bombs. Let's don't do this. Name a war that has had the outcome we were told was intended.
Of course. The Americans don't care how many people they needlessly kill in retaliation and to "honor" the memories of those who already died. It's all about closure. Ahd the OP is correct, the US would obliterate Tehran, no matter who bombed us. The US is just sitting here itching for a pretext to nuke the unilaterally-declared " Axis of Evil", the doctrine that supercedes all other policies.
Please keep your anti-American statements to yourself. Thanks.
I actually believe that there is a chance that we wouldn't necessarily nuke anyone. We may accomplish our goal through conventional war. There would be no stopping however, we would send a million troops and with our technology we would overwhelm the country and I think leave a pretty bad trail of destruction in anger. We may hold back on the nuclear option if there is no chance of another nuke strike from the same country. Not using a nuke would win us much support throughout the world, especially from countries who may get the fallout.
Iraq and Afghanistan haven't been very encouraging dress rehearsals for this.
It's an unimaginable scenario, some crazy Iranian or South Korean dictator decides to start World War III by sending one or a few thermo-nukes to hit Manhattan. The immediately impact kills at least a million. NYC is evacuated, but millions more die from radiation. The US retaliates by obliterating Tehran. Would this spell World War III and perhaps the end of the world as we know it?
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