TURKEY = RELATIONS ABYSMAL, EXTREMELY DOUBTFUL THEY WOULD SEND TROOPS OR EVEN AGREE TO HOST THEM. RUSSIA & CHINA = WOULD TAKE IRAN’S SIDE. IRAN = WOULD BE 5X THE WAR AND REQUIRE AT LEAST A MILLION BOOTS ON THE GROUND. AFGHANISTAN = COSTLY, BLOODY, FAILED OCCUPATION; IRAQ = COSTLY, BLOODY, FAILED OCCUPATION. CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS PRO-IRANIAN. INTERNATIONAL U.S. ALLIES = BURNED BY THE COSTLY OCCUPATIONS OF AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, THEY WOULD NOT HELP US MUCH AT ALL. ISRAEL, SAUDI ARABIA & GULF STATES = WOULD PROBABLY ASSIST IN A WAR AGAINST IRAN, BUT HOW MUCH MANPOWER WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO PROVIDE?