The US never counted on the Shah’s Iran as an ally and the Shah’s Iran was never an ally that would go to war for the US.
You have yet to answer the question.
How many troops will it take to topple the Iranian regime and to build a new republic?
You won’t answer this.
Iraq in 2003 had 27%...
We tried that shit in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sure, let’s try again in Iran.
Quoting you: “if the IRGC is weakened before boots on the ground….”
How many Americans support this air and missile war? How many will support a ground war with infantry?
But, you are proposing a course of action that REQUIRES American boots on the ground.
So, how many?
Going with Eric Shinseki’s estimate of 300-400 thousand in Iraq in 2003, I’ll estimate 1.2-1.5 million in Iran.
You’re the one touting a regime-toppling and nation-building solution.
So, just...
Your memory is poor.
This board was critical of Trump telling Iranians and Iranian protesters that we had their back and they weren’t on their own - when we didn’t have their back AND they were ON THEIR OWN.
How many boots do we put on the ground to topple the current regime and how many to nation-build after toppling the Islamic Republic?
Please answer that question.