• massive_bereavement@fedia.io
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    14 days ago

    I know nothing about defense and everything I learned, I did so at NCD, but doesn’t Iran have like 88 million people and Israel just 9 million, and Iran has like six times Israel’s active personnel? Iirc they’re one of the largest armies in ME.

    Then again, just by sheer numbers Russia was supposed to overrun Ukraine, 1M dead later and they’re still where they started plus few towns charred to the bone.

    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      Perhaps this map will help:

      To get from Iran to Israel, the Iranian soldiers would have to cross Iraq (and Jordan) or Syria, both very unfriendly countries full of mountainous terrain. Not a viable ground invasion whatsoever!

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        13 days ago

        The puppet regimes of Jordan and Egypt won’t last forever. When they fall, the settlers will find themselves up against over 200 million Arabs in their immediate vicinity.

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      14 days ago

      Iran has many remote areas that are populated. Their military equipment is decades behind, and Israel gets all their equipment from the US.

      The comparison here is very stark; in a single strike Israel managed to cripple Iran’s nuclear program, kill a lot of leadership that has been around since their revolution, and completely eradicate all of their radar and early warning systems on the West side of the country.

      The best response Iran has? Just over 100 drones. Most of them got shot down before they even reached Israel.

      Israel gets a free pass on bullying anyone they see fit in the Middle East.