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cavemandavemanyesterday at 9:59 PM3 repliesview on HN

America doesn't want to pay the price of handling Iran. There's a difference. Clearly the US could conquer Iran but it requires a land war with mass casualties, not just sporadic bombing.

Obviously China is in an entirely different league.


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spopejoytoday at 3:39 AM

> Clearly the US could conquer Iran

Vietnam (and Ukraine) would like a word

le-markyesterday at 11:33 PM

> America doesn't want to pay the price of handling Iran.

And Iran has wisely not provoked the US public by launching terrorist attacks against the “homeland”.

pibakeryesterday at 11:18 PM

"I can afford ferrari. I just don't want to pay the price."