Anyone who’s looked at Iran’s terrain, population distribution, militia structure, asymmetric doctrine, and the sheer scale of the landmass knows the idea of a US ground campaign is political fantasy.
Afghanistan broke them. Iraq drained them. Iran would bury them because the land itself devours invading armies
Pete Hegseth says the US will use ground forces in Iran if necessary, “we’ll go as far as we need.”
Treacherous mountain terrian, four times the size of Afghanistan, with a far larger and more sophisticated decentralized fighting force.
Send the politician’s kids to fight.