Not eligible. I don't remember what the cutoff age is for joining the military, but at fifty-seven years, I'm well past it. Also, diabetic, and recovering from a broken leg.
Excuses excuses... you guys need to totally sign up. Let's get all you right wingers out there, and give these kids a break.
We have a problem with them because they attacked our embassy forty years ago, and held dozens of our diplomats prisoner for well over a year. Also because they are the root of all the trouble that we and the rest of the world have had with Islamist-based terrorism.
I think you are showing a profound misunderstanding of Islam.
First, the Iranians are "Shi'ites". most of the terrorist groups that we've been fighting with are Sunni. It's like blaming the Mormons for what the Jehovah's Witnesses are doing.
Iran took our people hostage because we admitted the Shah into the US, which they believed was the precursor to us attempting another coup like we did in 1953 when we put him back into power.
The root of all our trouble are our boneheaded policies....
but I have the solution. What we need to do is start a draft of just right wingers and their children... you guys would be a lot less keen on war if that were the case, I'll bet.