Iran claims it now has 3k+ centrifuges working

[Bedreviter]

Is it really likely that a military response to this would lead to any sort of invasion or troops on the field? A few bombs in the right places would stop the nucelar program, and the Us would not have to invade Iran to do that.

[Dane S]

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Is it really likely that a military response to this would lead to any sort of invasion or troops on the field? A few bombs in the right places would stop the nucelar program, and the Us would not have to invade Iran to do that.

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Yeah, it'll probably be a quick simple operation with no unforeseen consequences at all.

I mean what could go wrong?

[Bedreviter]

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Is it really likely that a military response to this would lead to any sort of invasion or troops on the field? A few bombs in the right places would stop the nucelar program, and the Us would not have to invade Iran to do that.

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Yeah, it'll probably be a quick simple operation with no unforeseen consequences at all.

I mean what could go wrong?

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It worked fairly well in Iraq during President Clinton.

[ConstantineX]

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Is it really likely that a military response to this would lead to any sort of invasion or troops on the field? A few bombs in the right places would stop the nucelar program, and the Us would not have to invade Iran to do that.

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This is rarely ever the problem for the military power doing the invading. The problem stems from the vacuum of legitimate governance that occurs when the invader destroys the institutions keeping order. Rogue elements emerge, the like...those we are trying to prevent the government of Iran from giving nuclear weapons in the first place.

[Klompy]

What would be sold as simple air strikes would inevitably lead to masses of Iranians forming at the iran/iraq boarder attacking our forces and an all out ground war against Iran IMO.

[Bedreviter]

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This is rarely ever the problem for the military power doing the invading. The problem stems from the vacuum of legitimate governance that occurs when the invader destroys the institutions keeping order. Rogue elements emerge, the like...those we are trying to prevent the government of Iran from giving nuclear weapons in the first place.

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I believe the US and its allies have a pretty good overview of where the nuclear installations are. Bombing those alone (not any other military or governmental facilities) would not create any power vacuum, and the institutions that are keeping order would be largely unharmed (unless they build their Congress and presidential residence at the site of nucelar development).

[BCPVP]

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Do any of the other youthful 2p2ers worry about the prospect of a draft if we enter into a war with Iran?

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No, for the reasons mentioned by ConstantineX.

[AlexM]

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Do any of the other youthful 2p2ers worry about the prospect of a draft if we enter into a war with Iran?

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[Money2Burn]

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Do any of the other youthful 2p2ers worry about the prospect of a draft if we enter into a war with Iran?

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I think I might take the opportunity to become a professional poker player down in Costa Rica.

[PLOlover]

let me guess, they have a source named "fastball"?