Iran, should we invade?

[sasguru]

Do we really believe that they're not hoping to develop Nuclear weapons?

Should we invade and enforce stability?

Btw, they have sh!tloads of oil...

Discuss...

I think you're mistaking yourself for a citizen of a powerful and rich country.
But don't worry, our leaders haven't worked it out either.

HTH

[OwlHoot]

Can't see an invasion myself. Not enough manpower across NATO nations (or, at least the usual NATO nations who provide boots on the ground).

Now, pinpoint strikes would probably be on the cards...

You wouldn't need to occupy the whole country, just invade and hold areas where they have built underground facilities, destroy these with five kiloton nukes (detonated underground, to avoid fallout), and then withdraw. Job done.

[Bright Spark]

Yes, if they can reach blighty in 45 mins with their nukes, bring it on .

[Mich the Tester]

Do we really believe that they're not hoping to develop Nuclear weapons?

Should we invade and enforce stability?

Btw, they have sh!tloads of oil...

Discuss...

Please give a breakdown of costs and revenues, a full risk analysis, an indication of allotted budgetary resources and a good excuse to give Iranians who have to scrape up the remains of their innocent loved ones after a bomb falls on their home.

[Churchill]

Please give a breakdown of costs and revenues, a full risk analysis, an indication of allotted budgetary resources and a good excuse to give Iranians who have to scrape up the remains of their innocent loved ones after a bomb falls on their home.

Just get hold of a copy of the one we used for Iraq/Afhanistan and get the tippex out...

[Clippy]

Although I am no fan of George Galloway (or Ahmedinijacket for that matter), if Iran are pursuing nukes, you can understand why they may want them when George rightly observed on QT this week that North Korea would never be invaded because they have nukes whereas Iran, which allegedly wants nukes, will.

Oh, the oil would be handy too.

[Mich the Tester]

You can just buy those smart rugs these days, you don’t have to go around invading Persia to get your hands on them. There’s a chap called Ali on the Edgware Road who’ll get you a good deal.

[doodab]

Yes, if they can reach blighty in 45 mins with their nukes, bring it on .

Well, they can launch satellites so in theory they can deliver a warhead anywhere on the planet.

[shaunbhoy]

Let's just leave the targeted strikes to the Israelis then poo-pooh their actions from the sidelines. Much cheaper and safer that way, and of course the job will get done properly first time around.

[Churchill]

Well, they can launch satellites so in theory they can deliver a warhead anywhere on the planet.

And anyone who says they can't will be found "having commited suicide" in a forest with no blood in the vicinity...