Guest Post by Afshin Rattansi
As Trump flirts with the idea of a ground invasion of Iran, either with US
boots on the ground, or other forces, a reminder of why it would be disastrous:
Iraq was a disaster for the United States. a nation of around 93 million people, larger than Germany, with a landmass of approximately 1.65 million square kilometres, making it nearly four times the size of Iraq.
Much of the country is dominated by colossal mountain ranges, high plateaus and difficult terrain that overwhelmingly favours Iranian defenders.
Any invading force would face not only one of the largest countries in the Middle East, with most difficult terrain but also the immense logistical challenge of occupying cities, mountains and vast distances against a population many times larger than that of Iraq in 2003.
Forget a Middle Eastern Vietnam, the disaster of trying to invade Iran would be a class of its own and thousands of US troops would return home in caskets.
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As Trump flirts with the idea of a ground invasion of Iran, either with USboots on the ground, or other forces, a reminder of why it would be disastrous:
Iraq was a disaster for the United States. a nation of around 93 million people, larger than Germany, with a landmass of… https://t.co/xz2weu85l0 pic.twitter.com/WTH0AwON3F
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) July 18, 2026
As Trump flirts with the idea of a ground invasion of Iran, either with US
Iraq was a disaster for the United States. a nation of around 93 million people, larger than Germany, with a landmass of approximately 1.65 million square kilometres, making it nearly four times the size of Iraq.
Much of the country is dominated by colossal mountain ranges, high plateaus and difficult terrain that overwhelmingly favours Iranian defenders.
Any invading force would face not only one of the largest countries in the Middle East, with most difficult terrain but also the immense logistical challenge of occupying cities, mountains and vast distances against a population many times larger than that of Iraq in 2003.
Forget a Middle Eastern Vietnam, the disaster of trying to invade Iran would be a class of its own and thousands of US troops would return home in caskets.
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[ H/T The Burning Platform ]
