text: does usa attack iran?   probably not. unlike iraq, iran has a respectable military and i doubt many people would welcome american forces (as happened at first in iraq). such a war would be long and bloody, with no clear winner. the u.s. would have the advantage of training, equipment, and the general qualities of troops, but iran can field a much larger army and the citizens themselves would probably take up arms in large numbers (whereas in iraq the numbers are comparably small).  to have a chance, america would need to pirate the media airways in iran and broadcast the truth, as opposed to iranian propaganda, for several years before the population itself would even be manageable.  what, then, would be the goal of a u.s. attack against iran? the best that could be hoped for is an eventual truce where iran is a little more reasonable than it has been.