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The US would need a million troops to control Iran – not the few thousand currently on their way (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] vpol@feddit.uk 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they try to control Iran it will turn into second Vietnam/Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of dead US soldiers.

[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago

Probably much more than that with the advent of combat drones being super cheap and disposable now.