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U.S. Would Need 900,000 to 1.2 Million Troops to Defeat Iran, Scott Ritter Reveals
Judging Freedom
INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson & McGovern., and Scott Ritter : Weekly Wrap. 8-May
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"When Trump was talking about retaliation, striking air defense sites in Iran, he was warned that that could set off a cycle that gets us to right where we're at right now. And the only way that we would be able to defeat Iran was to land a force of between 900,000 and 1.2 million men."
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter disclosed that U.S. military planners warned President Trump any ground invasion of Iran would require between 900,000 and 1.2 million troops to physically occupy the country. Ritter contrasted this with current deployments of only 10,000-15,000 personnel in the region, mostly support staff rather than combat forces, emphasizing that meaningful ground action against Iran is effectively impossible given current U.S. force structure.
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- INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson & McGovern., and Scott Ritter : Weekly Wrap. 8-May
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