Nitro Power said:
aggiehawg said:
Nitro Power said:
45-70Ag said:
Why would Iran do that though? We don't have to fight a war with boots on the ground. A few strategic drone strikes and you can cripple them.
Blockade their ports and destroy their oil infrastructure. Game over.
Then let Israel destroy their nuclear program, which they have done before.
1. Cannot blockade Iranian ports, would cause a catastrophic increase in oil prices
2. Much harder said than done, this isn't Osirak. The Iranians have done a very good job of distributing their sites, they are well defended, and an Israeli air attack would be extremely difficult because of the extreme ranges, and the (likely) inability to overly Saudi Arabia.Plus the need to overfly Syria + Iraq, and then make the return journey home.