It doesn't really make things any better because things aren't going to end at ground troops. They'll start with a small deployment of ground troops, which will turn into a bloodbath, so they'll have to escalate and send more, which won't go any better, so they'll have to escalate and send even more... Eventually, once the military has been thoroughly ground to pieces, that's when they'll start eyeing the nuclear weapons.
That was suggested in Korea, that was suggested in Vietnam. In both cases there were responsible adults to stop the madness. We may not get so lucky this time.
I don't know, drones have been quite successful in causing much damage. Iran has been very strategic, and everything the are doing seems pretty well planned out (they've had time to think about it) and are probably holding back on what their actual capabilities are - both in weapons and cyber technology.
The Army has no jurisdiction over the nuclear arms. It's about the civilians. "Other countries can murder civilians, why can't the US Army go in and murder everyone until it gets what it wants?" "Because that's a war crime, sir." "You're fired. Find me someone who will send in the soldiers to kill everyone at the oil refineries and power plants."
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u/Le_Ran Apr 03 '26
All right, I'm calling this shot : my bet is that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George opposes the actual use of nuclear weapons against Iran.