A military threat would have been very credible after Afghanistan. But after Iraq, no one thinks they could invade and occupy Iran. Anatol Lieven
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![[Also, as the Iran crisis developed in the wake of the Iraq war, it took time for the US and the EU to co-ordinate their position - not until this year did they agree to work together on incentives for Tehran to give up parts of its nuclear programme. And the US remains significantly tied up in Iraq.] A military threat would have been very credible after Afghanistan, ... But after Iraq, no one thinks they could invade and occupy Iran. - Anatol Lieven Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBBbmF0b2wgTGlldmVuICAgIA==&num=2 "[Also, as the Iran crisis developed in the wake of the Iraq war, it took time for the US and the EU to co-ordinate their position - not until this year did they agree to work together on incentives for Tehran to give up parts of its nuclear programme. And the US remains significantly tied up in Iraq.] A military threat would have been very credible after Afghanistan, ... But after Iraq, no one thinks they could invade and occupy Iran. - Anatol Lieven Quotes")
