Originally Posted By: whomod
...why exactly wouldn't Iran react and respond militarily to quick raids and air strikes?


I'm sure they would. However, do you really think that they'd last long against our battery of cruise missles, jets and bombers?

You make a better point about the need for ground troops to uncover WMDs. If, however, the US knows where they are being built and plans on striking there early on, that's less of an issue.

Furthermore, the problem in Iraq isn't that we needed the troops for the actual war. The problem in Iraq was not planning properly for the resulting occupation.