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Why Invading Iran Could Become America's Biggest Military Mistake

The ghosts of Baghdad and Kabul should be enough to silence any talk of sending American troops into Iran. Yet here we are, more than seven months into a war that began on 28 February with…

  • Iran is 90 million strong with trained military and challenging terrain.
  • Invasion would demand hundreds of thousands of troops and years of occupation.
  • Iran maintains 70% of missiles and closed Strait of Hormuz.

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