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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
and a US Marine invasion is a more threatening strategy than a nuclear deterant?
I think you need to compare Japan to Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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You're comparring apples and oranges. Nuclear deterrants don't mean much to non-nuclear countries who know we're not going to use them.
We have demonstrated that the USA can topple just about any country at will, using conventional means and with limited (relatively speaking) collateral damage.
This is what terrified Iran in 2004, before the civilians effed up the occupation.
-spence