Reply #36: Iran, easily... sort of. [View All]

It's all a matter of getting there...

One - Invade Iraq and/or Kuwait en route to SA. They'd have to wait for the US to leave first.

Two - Fellow Shi'a Muslims in southern Iraq allow them to pass through Iraq en route to SA. Again, they'd have to wait for the US to leave.

Three - If they have the transports, ferry their army across the Gulf.

According to Wikipedia, the Iranian army out number the Saudis; 350,000 v. 200,000. And from what I gather, Iran is far better armed and trained than the Saudis.

And we are in no position to do anything. Currently, we're pinned down in Iraq with barely enough manpower even to sustain that, and we do not have the will to fight Iran and deal with Iraq at the same time.

The Russians and the Chinese would like do nothing to stop Iran. In fact, I'd expect the both of them to establish a major economic power bloc amongst themselves.