What makes Iran so secure against a successful invasion?

[Mao]

Originally posted by Dis


that's not what I meant, but it is true. In that case I would have said aircraft won wars. But that's not the case either. As we have plenty of aircraft available in the Iraq region.

I still just can't see the Iraq war as being won. Even when the mission accomlished sign was on, there were some things happening in the background the U.S. had no clue about.

Oh. Hmmm...I thought you said that tanks *didn't* win wars anymore...but planes do. *shrug* I'm confused, but what else is new...

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by Seeker
errr...someone in this thread said that the Persia was '....part of the Ottoman Empire....'

Is that true?

it most certainly is not and whoever said that needs to read up on their history.

the reason the 1941 'invasion' so easy was that the shah ordered his military to put up only a token resistance to the british and russian forces.

[sprucemoose3311]

easy answer:
Nukes

[Chemical Ollie]

The important thing is not to win but to humiliate the loser.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Seeker
errr...someone in this thread said that the Persia was '....part of the Ottoman Empire....'

Is that true? I always figured Persia was first an independent rival of the Turks and then came to rely more and more on British and other foreign 'advisors'.

In fact by 1the 20th century you could say the country was largely run by foreigners, nearly a de facto British protectorate.

I'm sure Persia fought many wars with the Ottomans but I doubt that Ottoman power reached from Teheran to Afghanistan.

Persia was never part of the Ottoman empire.

[Berzerker]

errr...someone in this thread said that the Persia was '....part of the Ottoman Empire....'

Is that true? I always figured Persia was first an independent rival of the Turks and then came to rely more and more on British and other foreign 'advisors'.

In fact by 1the 20th century you could say the country was largely run by foreigners, nearly a de facto British protectorate.

I'm sure Persia fought many wars with the Ottomans but I doubt that Ottoman power reached from Teheran to Afghanistan.

I stand corrected (although I didn't mention Afghanistan), I'm not sure how much of what is now Iran was under Ottoman control or influence. It looks like they were limited to the NW where Iran meets up with Iraq.

[C0ckney]

also, it is worth noting that the ottoman empire no longer existed in 1941...

[Berzerker]

Which is why I referred to it as crumbled

The point being today's Iran has more internal support than it did in '41

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Patroklos
As far as Iran, I see an invasion to be very unlikely. Just like China, we would probobly use a siege technique were we simply destroy everything of value over time until the regime realizes that they can't hurt us, further conflict just brings them closer to the stoneage.

Funniest post I have read in a long time.

[Drake Tungsten]

Yep. It's funny cuz it's true.

[Dr Strangelove]

In the 1940s Iran got slammed simultaneously by the Brits and the Rooskies. When the T-34s began rolling out of the north they probably had their traffic cops prepare a clear route to Tehran for the Matildas and Shermans.

Also C-4 hadn't been invented and Muslims hadn't yet latched onto the idea of making themsleves into human bombs.

[Kuciwalker]

You so should have said a doomsday device.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Yep. It's funny cuz it's true.

Funny how well it worked in Vietnam.

[Ted Striker]

pwned

[Ted Striker]

USA Reactionary War History (Extended Version)

1945 World War 2 (United States saves the world!)
1945-1991 Some crap happened in Asia
1991 USA whoops the Soviet Union!
1991 Gulf War (USA whooped Saddam!)
1992-2002 Some crap happened in Africa and Europe

2003 + Everything should and will happen like 1945