It'll play out just like usual. One night a couple of dozen B52s will launch a bunch of cruise missiles from half way across the Mediterranian at about the same time that B2s drop their payloads over Iran. Communications, command structures, power plants, anti air facilities, and naval installations will be the primary targets.
Then a hundred more cruise missiles will be fired from ships and subs at about the same time that the B1s begin their high altitude super sonic runs across Iran, defended by all the electronic counter-measures the US can employ.
Finally, just before dawn the F22s will swarm in for precision strikes to reduce their anti air sites and to maintain air superiority to pave the way for several dozen squadrons of F18s and F15s which will reduce Irans military by half in about 72 hours. The UK will pitch in by firing a cruise missile from some lone destroyer and the French might send in a fighter plane. The Iranian navy and airforce will never participate in anything except their own decimation on the tarmac and in port.
I would expect some type of surprise from the US, as it is part of US military doctrine. I'm thinking an apparent ground invasion. US forces might faint with a small amphibious assault or airborne assault just to lure out Irans heavy ground forces so air assets can cluster bomb them into oblivion.
Within weeks starving soldiers will be surrendering to some F18 pilot that had to bail out over Iran for whatever reason.
Quoting: Erectus 25527599 Probably, meanwhile, Russia and China join the fray under their agreements to protect Iran and their agreements.
Russia shuts off Natural Gas supply to all of Europe. Prices skyrocket, people freeze to death. The European public goes up in arms about more American starting wars.
Thousands of sleeper cells in the US go active.From simple AK47 attacks in malls, to poisoning water supplies, thousands of Americans are killed in retaliation.
Embassies around the world are under full scale attack and American interests and companies are attacked in Africa.
China supports it's assets and countries in Africa and ousts US interests, consolidating their power in the last untapped resource area.
Russia stakes military claim in the Arctic...... Not to mention what happens in Israel and more.
Meanwhile the US military miss an important detail in their plans. The result, an aircraft carrier is rendered inoperable due to severe damage.
Yes, you stoopid murkin fucks. We all know that the US could defeat Iran in a war. AND if that were all there was then sure, but it's not, and Iran is not stupid, nor is China or Russia.
Jerk off with your nukes and glass and crap, but when it comes down to it the US is just one country in the world and is learning so quickly that they cannot act with impunity and the cost of trying to do as they please is bankrupting them and destroying everything that could be considered the 'greatness of america'.
You think Iran, China and Russia don't know this?
You stupid fucks.
