The hold your own nuts mantra goes both ways though. Iran can afford to lose Lebanon in the near term.
Iran is geographically protected from Israel ground forces and vice versa.
The only troops at immediate risk are our American bases in the region.
Can they afford to lose Lebanon permanently? What about Syria?
I wouldn't be surprised if the Arabs gave more than a passing thumbs up to Israel's current actions btw.
Yeah, Iran is geographically isolated. I'm sure the Iranians and Hezbollah thought they were safe in Masyaf. That Haniyeh was safe in Tehran... anyone else nearly forget about that already?
Frankly if(when) Iran loses a ground war to Afghanistan within the next 25 years I won't be surprised.
Iran might as well attack the US then their great satan. The sanctions are never going to be lifted by the US or Europe and the price of their oil is never going to increase. Roll the dice and hope they don't get blown back to a century before Christ. They don't have an air force and they don't have a navy. You're aware of that right?
There was a time when I felt like Iran was getting a raw deal but they're now rightly considered an international pariah who engages in genocide, ethnic cleansing, fuels conflicts with their weapons, and rapes and murders their own citizens.
Hope they enjoy their future of being a vassal state of China
