Originally posted by jaden101
highly unlikely...Iran has perhaps the most pro-US populations in the middle east in terms of itss younger generations.
Given the logic displayed by the military industrial complex, I wouldn't call that a reason not to invade; rather a major reason to invade. At the end of the first Gulf war, the US didn't invade Bahgdad because they felt that Saddam was a figure of stability. Not too long after that, the Bush the First administration asked the people of Iraq to "stand up". (sounds familiar) But, the reason they didn't, was because the US left Saddam in power. They were scared of Saddam. The US would have poured weapons into teh country to aide any resistance (freedom) fighters. But, what good would guns have done against fear? So, as they stood up, we backed out. Flash forward to this war, the US invaded and toppled the regime. Okay, fine. That done, the people want us out.
In it's vast ignorance, this administration will justify invasion or military air strikes by flaunting the desire for freedom shared by the youth of Iran. Even a number of Democratic candidates have not ruled out the possiblity of air strikes against Iran.
And as happened with Iraq, the first American jackboot to hit the sand of Iran, given what they've seen us do to Iraq, the people of Iran will stand up...against us.
As Roosevelt said: "Freedom can not be bestowed, it must be acheived."