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**Frannypaync** · 04-04-2010, 01:34 PM

No, it's not irrelevant and no we weren't comparing OIF to invading Iran. I specifically said Desert Storm. Iraq had a huge army and we expected to have a decent amount of casualties in that fight. We were hardly scratched. The same would happen with Iran.

Desert Storm was not an invasion. Iraqi troops were ordered to withdraw, and believed they were allowed to after pulling from Kuwait. Coalition troops pursued with the aim to destroy the Iraqi military, and turned around long before reaching the capital. The whole ground campaign lasted about 3 and a half days. If you think that makes a good comparison to a ground invasion of Iran with the intension to occupy it, okay.

04-04-2010, 01:34 PM	#34
Frannypaync Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	No, it's not irrelevant and no we weren't comparing OIF to invading Iran. I specifically said Desert Storm. Iraq had a huge army and we expected to have a decent amount of casualties in that fight. We were hardly scratched. The same would happen with Iran. Desert Storm was not an invasion. Iraqi troops were ordered to withdraw, and believed they were allowed to after pulling from Kuwait. Coalition troops pursued with the aim to destroy the Iraqi military, and turned around long before reaching the capital. The whole ground campaign lasted about 3 and a half days. If you think that makes a good comparison to a ground invasion of Iran with the intension to occupy it, okay.
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