Vietnam is probably a good war to compare to Iran. I’d argue they did defeat the US, and their anti-air was a huge part of that. US lost thousands of aircraft in that war, and something similar with Iran would end with like results.
The difference is that the US completely dominated Vietnam in terms of technology and firepower. They razed the whole country to the ground, and poisoned much of the land there. People are still born with birth defects today thanks to the atrocities the US committed against Vietnam. The US was defeated in the end, but it came at a huge cost for the Vietnamese.
The key difference is that Iran has the technology to hit the US in the rear. Iran can attack bases, airfields, radars, and so on. The US has no safe staging area against Iran. So, I don’t think the type of war the US ran against Vietnam is even possible here.
On top of that, Iran has the US by the balls economically because they control traffic through Hormuz. Trump already blurted out how they only have 4 weeks of oil left.
Vietnam is probably a good war to compare to Iran. I’d argue they did defeat the US, and their anti-air was a huge part of that. US lost thousands of aircraft in that war, and something similar with Iran would end with like results.
The difference is that the US completely dominated Vietnam in terms of technology and firepower. They razed the whole country to the ground, and poisoned much of the land there. People are still born with birth defects today thanks to the atrocities the US committed against Vietnam. The US was defeated in the end, but it came at a huge cost for the Vietnamese.
The key difference is that Iran has the technology to hit the US in the rear. Iran can attack bases, airfields, radars, and so on. The US has no safe staging area against Iran. So, I don’t think the type of war the US ran against Vietnam is even possible here.
On top of that, Iran has the US by the balls economically because they control traffic through Hormuz. Trump already blurted out how they only have 4 weeks of oil left.