Originally Posted by Chief

Iraq hasn't taught you much has it?

1/ Apaches, tanks, etc aren't effective in urban or militia type warfare.

2/ If the Government were overly oppressive, thus warranting people to rise up, a lot of US soldiers might think twice about dropping a bomb on citizens legitimately rising up. Even the Iranians have to ship in Arabs to control their own population brutally.

3/ The very fact that they know the bloodbath that would occur in their own streets would give leaders reason to think twice.