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Supe you are right--in a way. We are unwilling to use guns to capture nations, so that leaves us with "words, ideologies, and propaganda" as our weapons.

I was hoping that someone would throw out how overwhelmingly pro-American the Iranian poplulace is. This is our biggest asset IMO. Charging in with "guns" would quickly ruin this. If Ahmadinejad (the government) is at odds with the mullahs (the religion), it could open an opportunity for the people.

An internal revolution (maybe one we can quietly help feed) would be the ideal situation for us.