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[quote=Anonymous]It's a false sense of power.

The Germans learned that lesson in Russia at Stalingrad (air superirority but lost).
The Russians learned this lesson in Aghanistan
We supposedly learned this lesson in Iraq and Vietnam
Israel supposedly learned that lesson in Gaza (0 control on the ground, to this day Israel cannot control Gaza which borders it)

To effectuate regime change you cannot do it from the sky. Iran's Nuclear program is buried deep in mountains and the program is very popular amongst all Iranians. There was a diplomatic solution torn up and changing hearts and minds through incentives made more sense.

1. Iran is the size of Europe. 
2. It has 90 million people (3x the popularion of Iraq). 
3. It's mountainous. 
4. It's far away from Israel and U.S. logistics.

Unless there is an appetite to put boots on the ground, which there is none by the U.S. public. Changing Iran through the sky is near impossible.

"Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard."
-Genghis Khan

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