seven countries in five years

How would Full scale Us support for regime change with aid to rebel groups,airstrikes ,Us and allied ground troops in Iraq,Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran look within 5 years of 9/11.

how bloody and costly would something like this be .

what would the international and domestic reactions to 7 wars with large scale us involvement within a short time frame.
 
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How would Full scale us support for regime change with aid to rebel groups,airstrikes and us and allied ground troops in Iraq,Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran look within 5 years of 9/11, how bloody and costly would something like these be . what would the international and domestic reactions to 7 wars within a short time frame with large scale us involvement .
You should space the questions out so it is more legible.
 
How would Full scale Us support for regime change with aid to rebel groups,airstrikes ,Us and allied ground troops in Iraq,Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran look within 5 years of 9/11.

how bloody and costly would something like this be .

what would the international and domestic reactions to 7 wars with large scale us involvement within a short time frame.
When would this be occurring?
 
How would Full scale US support for regime change with aid to rebel groups,airstrikes ,Us and allied ground troops in Iraq,Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran look within 5 years of 9/11.

how bloody and costly would something like this be .

what would the international and domestic reactions to 7 wars with large scale us involvement within a short time frame.

Within 5 years? Probably virtually total economic collapse, wage stagnation (actually probably a significant decrease in real wages), social division (Democrats are largely going to be outraged, especially by the reintroduction of the draft).

Iraq: is largely as OTL. Whilst it may be more chaotic, some of the Shi'a militias will be weaker due to a lack of a strong Iran to supply and train them.

Syria: A rise of Sunni Islamist militias in response to the US. The Assad regime flees to Russia. Will be interesting to see what happens to the Russian naval base in Syria though. Probable abuses by US puppet governments' forces against the Alawites.

Lebanon: Hezbollah will be wiped out by the US as an effective force, although they will likely inflict a fairly large number of casualties.

Libya: Possibly a slightly better outcome than OTL, in terms that Libya will actually have a government, but its popular appeal is going to be virtually nil. Might be able to get King Idris' old tribal kin from Cyrenaica to support the government, but we'll see a long-running insurgency. Will likely require the US to constantly use Predator drones against caravans smuggling arms into Libya from the Sahel.

Somalia: Again, prevents total anarchy, but raises questions of Somali clan politics and the futures of Puntland and Somaliland. Piracy is likely to decrease, but Al Shabaab gains a lot of legitimacy both from the US invasion and from the body count they likely inflict on the US occupation forces.

Sudan: US forces will find it impossible to prevent violence flaring up. Will likely end up surrounded by enemies, including the remnants of the Sudanese establishment and Darfur independence forces. Will likely side with the Dinka and Nuer, but will find it impossible to control them. Expect a lot of ethnic cleansing.

Iran: The toughest nut to crack of them all. The US will win, but not without losing a lot of men. A massive amount of troops will need to be mobilised for this endeavour, likely resulting in the reinstatement of the draft. Defiant mujaheddin will find hideouts all over the country, especially in the Zagros mountains. Likely will see Russian support for certain Iranian groups, such as the People's Mujaheddin.

International Opinion: The US government is going to be seen as having gone completely mad. The idea of a US-led unipolar world order is discredited even earlier. The Russians and Chinese will be concerned about America's jingoism, but may take the opportunity to test an over-stretched US in Europe and East/Southeast Asia. The Europeans will be very concerned. I can even see them losing faith in the United States' ability to protect them, and creating a pan-European Defense Community (although this will be contentious with the British, who won't be keen). Not to mention that it will be almost undeniable that the US is "at war with Islam", so expect even more problems in the likes of Afghanistan as agents of Pakistan and the Gulf Arab States cause trouble.

Overall this is a very bad idea. This is why the US doesn't go to war with every regime it doesn't like. It often just isn't worth it.
 
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