Jiang says Iran's preparation has centered on drones, hypersonics, and ballistic missiles because America will always beat Iran in conventional warfare.
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Conventional WAR
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"I think that Iran has been preparing for about 20 years for this fight. In the 1980s, Iran fought this kind of cataclysmic war..."
"And the reason why is that America will always win a conventional warfare against Iran. So the only way to defeat America is to..."
"united states engaging in a con a world war ii style conventional war and you have iran engaged in asymmetric unconventional war and those..."
"...really, it was about flexing rather than about really fighting a conventional war, and that's what we're seeing today in the Middle East, where..."
"...not going to be able to beat the Americans in a conventional war. They don't have the technology, they don't have the weapons, they..."
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