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It would be reaaalllly stupid for the USA to invade Iran. Hopefully Iran is the one that blinks for the reasons above.

• MichaelZuo 1y ago
  Why would they blink when they know they are safe from a boots on the ground invasion for the forseeable future?
  • jt_b 1y ago
    I think they probably like having an GDP 25x larger than North Korea's. Gets a lot harder to export your products around the world when you're squared off against the US.
    • MichaelZuo 1y ago
      How does that follow?
      • sebmellen 1y ago
        We don’t need to occupy Iran to absolutely decimate their economic output.
        • riffraff 1y ago
          What else are you going to do? Iran has been sanctioned by the US for decades. Can you really sell "we'll be bombing civilians for years"?
    • seanmcdirmid 1y ago
      They still trade oil with China, that is as much as the rest of the world they need. Of course, getting trade overland is a bit more difficult than by boat which is mostly cut off during a war.