The scene in Iranian cities has surprised the West, with crowds lining up on the streets to voluntarily assist checkpoints, and the US military may have directly abandoned its plan for a ground invasion!
Recently, a scene in Iran that surprised Western media emerged: in cities such as Tehran and Mashhad, thousands of ordinary people formed long queues. However, this line was neither for receiving relief food nor for registering to flee from the war, but rather to sign up voluntarily to assist local checkpoints.
According to the predictions of many Western strategists, the US and Israel had just launched a joint air strike on Iran, even leading to the death of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Such a "decapitation" operation combined with external pressure usually leads to the rapid disintegration of Iran, with the people fleeing due to fear or dissatisfaction, or even triggering large-scale chaos.
However, reality gave this prediction a resounding slap in the face.
Among these people were merchants who used to run markets, university students, and ordinary retired elders. They spontaneously approached community checkpoints, assisting the regular army and the Revolutionary Guards in identity verification, maintaining order, and even participating in logistics support. Obviously, the high-intensity military strikes from the outside have triggered a "flag effect" within Iranian society. When survival is directly threatened, the people who were previously dissatisfied with the economy quickly turned their anger towards external enemies.
For the US military, this means that if they really launch a ground invasion, they will be facing not just a country with regular armies resisting, but a society where everyone is ready to fight. Every corner and every community could become a fortress of resistance. This asymmetric warfare pattern would put any ground forces attempting to occupy Iran into an endless quagmire of security operations. History has shown that whether in Afghanistan or Iraq, getting stuck in such a quagmire comes at a cost that the United States cannot afford.
Dao Ge believes that the White House's plans for a ground invasion may have to be put back into the drawer for careful reconsideration at this moment.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859692916345866/
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