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The real operations have always been focused on IRAN. IRAN is our great enemy in the Islamic world. Saudi is easy to intimidate and control, Syria is isolated and weakened, and the other Arab countries do not have forces worth mentioning. However, Iran is working towards becoming a nuclear power, something the US and Israel will not tolerate or allow.
Originally posted by MrNice
Foolish peeps…..
This has ALWAYS been a war against Iran and the Bathist party. Those are the folks that declared war on us long ago and have been fighting low-intensity proxy wars against the U.S. for some 30 years now. Ever since the fall of the Shaw of Iran we have been at war with that country.
OBL has simply given us an opportunity to bring this war to a final conclusion.
The invasion of Afghanistan was to break Iranian AND Pakistani control in that area and establish one half of the giant pincer movement we are conducting. Iraq was the other pincer in this movement. Iran is now boxed in, with battlefield initiative on our side.
It really doesn’t matter to us one whit if Iraq has a democratic government. It matters that the insurgency has no base of operations and that the violence remains at a low level of intensity. There will always be Arab Muslims willing to blow themselves up for some stupid reason or another. We recognize that and understand we are 1-2 generations from Iraq becoming a stable country. So we accept the situation but use the more stable areas in the region to set up our power base.
The real operations have always been focused on IRAN. IRAN is our great enemy in the Islamic world. Saudi is easy to intimidate and control, Syria is isolated and weakened, and the other Arab countries do not have forces worth mentioning. However, Iran is working towards becoming a nuclear power, something the US and Israel will not tolerate or allow.
They also fund a majority of these terrorists and terrorists acts throughout the region. They are a cancer that will be removed. Bush knows this, the world knows this but some in this board seem to be ignorant of it.
Once Iran falls the organized insurgency in Iraq is dead. Osama will be discredited with three major Arab world governments having collapsed due to his actions…how many friends do you think he’ll have after that?
The terrorists are fighting tooth and nail in Iraq because they know this. They know if they cannot turn the tide in Iraq they are finished.
The Syrian government will have another bloody coup and power purge, I’m surprised it has not happened already. FYI: I don’t see where a long-term insurgency could be fueled from if we invade Iran. The Mullahs are pretty much despised and Iran’s younger generation is ready to join the world. Remember, Iran is NOT a Arab country it is Persian, which are a much better breed of folks IMHO. Once the Arab influence is removed from Iran the Persians might just instigate a nice little purge.
Originally posted by DrHoracid
What part of the "Death to America" isn't a threat? Iran is the center of Evil and it's time is coming. When Islam invades Rome and murders the pope the euroworld will finally "get-it".
Originally posted by Vis Mega
Originally posted by DrHoracid
What part of the "Death to America" isn't a threat? Iran is the center of Evil and it's time is coming. When Islam invades Rome and murders the pope the euroworld will finally "get-it".
If they are chanting 'death to america' then why would they invade rome? And I'd bet that the pope is so way close to death that it would be a total waste of money to launch an assasination attempt on him. Why do you believe this is going to happen anyways? Did nostrodames or the bible tell you so?
Originally posted by DrHoracid
What part of the "Death to America" isn't a threat? Iran is the center of Evil and it's time is coming. When Islam invades Rome and murders the pope the euroworld will finally "get-it".
No there hasn't always been a war with Iran and the Bathists. In fact untill the fall of Iran the US was on pretty good terms with Iran.. and PUT the Bathists in power. How can you say that the war was declaired 'long ago' and say that there has 'always' been a war with them, and then contradict yourself at the last minute by saying that its only being going on for about 30 years or so?
I think what you mean to say is that "BUSH has decided to use OBL as an excuse to bring this war to what he thinks will be a final conclusion." War never finally concludes anything. At the end of a war there is the peace table which everyone has to sit around.. (I don't know why they don't just skip the war part) ..and then they have to rebuild everything and bury the dead and figure out whos missing.. and trade prisoners and people coming back from the war need physical care and others need jobs, and school and sometimes those things are not in place for them (specially for the losing side) so I don't know what you mean by conclusion... any escalation in THIS current situation has a better chance of 'concluding' the human race itself then solving any sort of conflict. Anyone chearing for "MORE WAR" right now has no frelling idea how close we are at this EXACT moment to annilation. One itchy stupid trigger finger in NK (or washington) and its all over.
BTW.. if a nuke DID go off in the USA right now.. since SO MANY countries are ticked off at the US for things done in the past.. who would the US know who to blame? And do you suggest that the US just nukes anyone whoever threatened them with a nuke then? What happens.. say if rogue KGB planted a nuke in the US and detonated.. then the US goes after Iran like you are suggesting they do.. well.. they haven't really then solved anything have they? They are just spending more money on another useless conflict right?
Pak cooperated fully in the US invasion of Afganistan and benifited greatly from the work they did.. if anything.. Pak has a stronger hold on Afganistan now then they did before 9-11. Why do you think Mushy has been targeted for assasination so many times since then? The battlefield initiative on 'our' (you mean the US) side? How do you know who has initiative? You don't think that Iran couldn't hold out for along time in there?
Actually I think the real question is... do you honestly think the rest of the Islamic world is going to sit by and be 'next in line' if the US DOES hit Iran? You are dreaming. Iran hasn't been under sanctions for 10 years. They have been able to aquire just about every single weapon that Russia has to sell.... you seem pretty excited about the prospect of an attack on Iran.
Well let me clear something up for you right now. If the US attacks Iran, it will not be another Iraq or Afganistan. You will see US causualties racked up faster and higher then you can keep track of. It will make these hummer attacks look like a bad summer vacation trip. AND YOU my little friend will be choosen to replace those dead soldiers. And YOU will be going up against Russian weaponry on soil that if YOU get captured on... you will be tortured nearly to death and then ... killed. Ever see the Deer Hunter? Rent it some time.
Whos 'us' ... I thought the whole idea of these wars WAS to bring democracy to these countries? Or do you just like war for wars sake? Why am I replying to this message? The insurgencys 'base of operations' is IRAQ! So I don't know how you think setting up a US presence in the country over the long term (Bush doesn't even want this.. what is with you man?) AND BTW... Iraq WAS a stable country until we conned Saddam in to attacking Kuwait and then put sanctions against the country for years and years THEN attacked it again just last year.. you know the rest.. Iraq was perfectly fine until hell broke loose in 91. Sure Saddam was a bastard, but the thing is.. for the most part if you kept your head down and worked hard (just as anyone else does in the USA who wants a nice life) then you wouldn't have any problems. Its not like the guy was randomly looking for people to torture to death... I don't care WHAT lies you want to throw at me over that fact.. leaders have better things to do then that.. think.
well, i am glad there are some same people living in northern america, even if across the border from the u.s. well maybe too close to them, you never know when there are going to be "terrorists" hidden in some of your woods, so i suggest you be carefull!
Originally posted by defrag99
I checked out this article with some military guys and they howled with laughter. They said it was bogus : something to do with the fact they don't fly F16s any longer. Those are too old and obsolete.
Please recheck your sources.
Originally posted by Souljah
you can kill the poeple
but you can not control them.
learn that once and for all!!!
Originally posted by eagle334th
No, Chiapet.. we laughed because of the 'F-16 Tomcat' line.
Originally posted by onlyinmydreams
Again,
We ALL know that the F-14 is called the 'Tomcat'. However... reporters can be dolts when it comes to technical stuff. How many times have we all seen mainstream reporters in the US calling B-52s 'B-17s' and the like?
So, the tech flub doesn't discredit the entire story, like someone above said. From this article, it's reasonable to assume that there are 'things' flying over Iran that the Iranians are not happy about. Whether they're from the USA or Zeta Reticuli has yet to be seen.