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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
But anything run through NATO by way of sactions or direct action would be veto'd by Russia, by definition making NATO irrelevant right?
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Russia can't veto something that NATO does because Russia is not a part of NATO. Russia can veto anything passed through the UN security council because they are a member of the security council. Same with China. Both of these countries would veto any military action and possible sanctions against Iran because of their heavily vested interest in Iran, especially the Chinese.
The best the US can do is deliver a series of devastating air strikes against Iranian military installations and infrastructure to push their nuclear program several years back. There is a lot of tough talk coming out of Iran but most of it is unfounded. Syria has always been considered, and has considered themselves very well defended against aerial strikes. All that notion went out the window last month when the Israelis went deep into Syria and bombed what appeared to be some sort of nuclear installation. Iran is nowhere near as protected against airstrikes. War on the ground would be a totally different beast.