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An actual Iran INVASION is highly unlikely - would take 500K troops or so

an actual ground invasion of iran would be a major national ...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
what if trump won again tho, and didn't have to GAF about na...
azure charismatic fortuitous meteor
  05/15/19
The fact this is even being discussed is insanity
Appetizing Circlehead Ape
  05/15/19
i doubt it's actually being SERIOUSLY discussed. the more y...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
And we need to be drastically cutting the Army in favor of n...
Appetizing Circlehead Ape
  05/15/19
(sailor)
dun whorehouse
  05/15/19
Semen
flesh shaky giraffe
  05/15/19
Military wants some kind of revenge for all the IEDs used in...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
by quintupling the number of its forces that will be maimed ...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
But if the Iranians responsible are obliterated, military co...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
it is widely acknowledged that the iraq and afghanistan war ...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
the top dog can't let the disrespect of hundreds of its sold...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
What if missile salvo from Iran destroys a lot of oil tanker...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
it's built into the war calculations, i would presume. an a...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
What about the recession? Ground troops necessary to fight o...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
...
fishy keepsake machete
  05/15/19
A ground war with Iran would be a bigger undertaking than ou...
Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address
  05/15/19
KSA is a big supporter of war on Iran. Does every scenar...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
My gut says no to any limited action on Iranian soil. I don'...
Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address
  05/15/19
What about fighting against proxies in Syria and Iraq? What ...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
We've been fight against Iranian proxies in Syria, Afg, and ...
Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address
  05/15/19
What if the attacks become 10x more intense after the bombin...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
I'm ok with depleting our cruise missile inventory one at a ...
Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address
  05/15/19
The 3k troops in Syria can be defended by cruise missiles?
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
Selected targets within Iran.
Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address
  05/15/19
How does that stop the proxy attacks in Syria after the bomb...
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
i've seen speculation that most staging would be done from i...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
At any given time we have at max 4 carrier groups available ...
Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address
  05/15/19
it would be a major national project. as i recall, Iraq II ...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
We’d bomb them to smithereens and waltz in noob
Glittery really tough guy heaven
  05/15/19
aerial bombing is good at taking out large fixed defensive p...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
Iran would make Iraq look like a picnic.
Abusive theater
  05/15/19
Other way around. There aren’t countless crazy Sunnis ...
iridescent native police squad
  05/15/19
A majority of Iraqis were glad to see Saddam gone. I hav...
unholy legend multi-billionaire
  05/15/19
I’m not saying that. I’m saying the us military ...
iridescent native police squad
  05/15/19
the "whatever resistance" would consist of things ...
Out-of-control khaki theater stage
  05/15/19
There was no resistance in Iraq II. It did not exist. In Ira...
Abusive theater
  05/16/19
(Donald Rumsfeld)
Flushed misanthropic affirmative action
  05/15/19
sounds like a greeted as liberators strategy
twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness
  05/15/19
We're not invading lmao. We might bomb them into oblivion t...
iridescent native police squad
  05/15/19
*manufactures 9/11 attack* Heh
frisky step-uncle's house macaca
  05/15/19
trump is too cheap for the price tag
Slate Razzmatazz Coffee Pot Point
  05/15/19
HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE
Exhilarant tanning salon coldplay fan
  05/15/19
...
Vigorous school cafeteria
  05/16/19
No need to invade just bomb the fuck out of them
haunting gunner
  05/16/19
They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whi...
Self-absorbed carmine mexican
  05/16/19
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Date: May 15th, 2019 5:25 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

an actual ground invasion of iran would be a major national project that would probably have to accept the loss of a few dozen planes along with several ships either sunk or damaged, and probably c. 3-4K deaths just to secure the coastline and the coastal missile sites.

there is no national will for something like this, and thus, it probably won't happen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239754)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 5:52 PM
Author: azure charismatic fortuitous meteor

what if trump won again tho, and didn't have to GAF about national will?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239884)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 5:54 PM
Author: Appetizing Circlehead Ape

The fact this is even being discussed is insanity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239888)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:03 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

i doubt it's actually being SERIOUSLY discussed. the more you look at the actual geography and geopolitics of the region, the worse of an idea it becomes. the military knows this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239918)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:05 PM
Author: Appetizing Circlehead Ape

And we need to be drastically cutting the Army in favor of naval and aerospace spending.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239928)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:09 PM
Author: dun whorehouse

(sailor)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239953)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:27 PM
Author: flesh shaky giraffe

Semen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241037)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:07 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

Military wants some kind of revenge for all the IEDs used in Iraq supplied by Iran

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239943)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:09 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

by quintupling the number of its forces that will be maimed by such devices?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239951)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:12 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

But if the Iranians responsible are obliterated, military comes out as the top dog again

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239962)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:14 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

it is widely acknowledged that the iraq and afghanistan war made the US military weaker in various important ways. iran would take those trends and accelerate them, especially since our national debt is already over 100% of GDP.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239970)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:16 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

the top dog can't let the disrespect of hundreds of its soldiers getting killed by Iran IEDs go unanswered, national debt be damned

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239986)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:06 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

What if missile salvo from Iran destroys a lot of oil tankers?

What if the US troops in Syria and Iraq are attacked by proxies?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239932)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:08 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

it's built into the war calculations, i would presume. an actual serious war with iran would probably lead to collateral wars in lebanon, iraq, and parts of syria. soft targets like gulf shipping and eastern saudi pipelines/oil facilities would get smashed up.

on the upside, $250/barrel oil benefits the remaining oil producers, including the US, canada, russia, etc. it will also clear up a lot of unnecessary traffic on american roads, making driving more pleasant.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239950)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:11 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

What about the recession? Ground troops necessary to fight on the frontline?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239960)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:13 PM
Author: fishy keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239964)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:16 PM
Author: Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address

A ground war with Iran would be a bigger undertaking than our invasion of Europe in WW2. Staging units and getting then into Iran en masse would be incredibly difficult, especially since I assume Turkey and KSA would laugh in our faces at the thought of supporting this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239985)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:18 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

KSA is a big supporter of war on Iran.

Does every scenario call for an invasion of Iran to reach Tehran?

Are there limited scenarios in which thousands of ground troops would need to do fighting?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240004)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:20 PM
Author: Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address

My gut says no to any limited action on Iranian soil. I don't see how it would not escalate to a full blown ground war.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240018)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:22 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

What about fighting against proxies in Syria and Iraq? What about reinforcements to Syria and Iraq?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240037)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:25 PM
Author: Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address

We've been fight against Iranian proxies in Syria, Afg, and Iraq for years now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240058)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:28 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

What if the attacks become 10x more intense after the bombing of Iran?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240077)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:31 PM
Author: Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address

I'm ok with depleting our cruise missile inventory one at a time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240094)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:34 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

The 3k troops in Syria can be defended by cruise missiles?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240109)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:35 PM
Author: Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address

Selected targets within Iran.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240120)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:36 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

How does that stop the proxy attacks in Syria after the bombing has already started?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240128)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:20 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

i've seen speculation that most staging would be done from iraq and from the south - ie, via carrier groups in the gulf/indian ocean. there would probably need to be about 6 carrier groups involved to provide overlapping dense anti-missile coverage for each other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240020)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:24 PM
Author: Beady-eyed alcoholic mood address

At any given time we have at max 4 carrier groups available for deployment. The rest are in some form of maintenance or yard status. Getting half our CVN force ready for deployment would be a huge undertaking in itself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240050)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:32 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

it would be a major national project. as i recall, Iraq II had 4 carrier groups in theater at the time of the actual assault. iran would definitely need a couple more. there would also need to be a reconfiguration of the rotation/maintenance schedules in order to have other carrier groups ready to relieve each other.

we'd probably be looking at half-a-trillion dollars in short-term expenses even if everything goes shockingly well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241070)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:17 PM
Author: Glittery really tough guy heaven

We’d bomb them to smithereens and waltz in noob

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38239993)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:25 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

aerial bombing is good at taking out large fixed defensive positions and highly-visible targets like tanks and vehicles. the problem with iran is that its terrain is a goddamned mess:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Iran_Topography.png

compare that to the vast flatlands of iraq.

iran has an unknown number of small, portable anti-armor weapons like the russian kornet, which means that US vehicle/tank movements into iran are going to get lit up for a while by small, mobile groups of assailants using the mountains for coverage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240064)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 6:38 PM
Author: Abusive theater

Iran would make Iraq look like a picnic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38240138)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:26 PM
Author: iridescent native police squad

Other way around. There aren’t countless crazy Sunnis and Arabs milling about in Iran.

Unless the Iranian regime has some crazy amazing guerilla force prepared to strike (which the CIA hasn’t sniffed out). The Iranian regime is really lame though so I doubt they have some strategic grand plan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241027)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:33 PM
Author: unholy legend multi-billionaire

A majority of Iraqis were glad to see Saddam gone.

I have a hard time believing a majority of Iranians would support the toppling of the regime there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241080)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:36 PM
Author: iridescent native police squad

I’m not saying that. I’m saying the us military and intel apparatus would destroy whatever resistance Iran put up, and presumably would not stupidly let a post invasion guerilla war pwn them like in Iraq.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241102)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:43 PM
Author: Out-of-control khaki theater stage

the "whatever resistance" would consist of things like small cells armed with anti-tank weapons hiding in the hills. this would not be that easy to simply "destroy."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241145)



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Date: May 16th, 2019 3:18 AM
Author: Abusive theater

There was no resistance in Iraq II. It did not exist. In Iran our casualties will be x5 at least.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38242202)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:34 PM
Author: Flushed misanthropic affirmative action

(Donald Rumsfeld)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241084)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:45 PM
Author: twisted brindle antidepressant drug messiness

sounds like a greeted as liberators strategy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241157)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:22 PM
Author: iridescent native police squad

We're not invading lmao. We might bomb them into oblivion though. They still have 50 year old planes in the air.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241006)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:27 PM
Author: frisky step-uncle's house macaca

*manufactures 9/11 attack*

Heh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241036)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:30 PM
Author: Slate Razzmatazz Coffee Pot Point

trump is too cheap for the price tag

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241058)



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Date: May 15th, 2019 9:41 PM
Author: Exhilarant tanning salon coldplay fan

HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38241130)



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Date: May 16th, 2019 3:31 AM
Author: Vigorous school cafeteria



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38242220)



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Date: May 16th, 2019 3:36 AM
Author: haunting gunner

No need to invade just bomb the fuck out of them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38242234)



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Date: May 16th, 2019 5:32 AM
Author: Self-absorbed carmine mexican

They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38242364)



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Date: May 16th, 2019 5:45 AM
Author: Magenta Base

"We'll be welcomed as LIBERATORS! It will pay for itself!" (xoxo2003 Reptile)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4262353&forum_id=2#38242389)