Daily Star: US would need ‘one million soldiers’ to invade Iran, warns Brit admiral
US FORCES would need at least one million soldiers to defeat and occupy Iran in what could be another Iraq War-style quagmire, a top Brit admiral has warned.
Iran and the US have been at loggerheads in recent weeks as Washington dispatched warships and warplanes to the region citing “credible threats’” from Tehran.
Admiral Lord West – the former First Sea Lord of the Royal navy – gave a dire assessment of the potential conflict as tempers flare int he Middle East.
He told Daily Star Online the US would need at least one million troops to successfully pacify Iran, and a half-baked attack could throw the region further into chaos.
The 50-year Royal Navy veteran warned “idiots” in both the US and Iran are dangerously hyping tensions.
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WNU Editor: The problem is not the invasion. The U.S. military is very good at destroying the enemy. The problem will be the occupation, and that is where you will need one million soldiers.
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