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Originally posted by aria
But Iran is something else. They will fight. Iranians do not tolerate any invasion or attacks on their homeland. And the Iranian pilots will defend their air space till they die.
Originally posted by centurion1211
Quote a reliable source for this statement or admit for all here that what you posted is pure B---S---.
Ayatollah Khomeini was threatening to spread revolution to the rest of the Middle East, even though Iran was militarily hardly in any position to do so, as most of the Shah's army had already been disbanded.
Originally posted by centurion1211
Originally posted by aria
But Iran is something else. They will fight. Iranians do not tolerate any invasion or attacks on their homeland. And the Iranian pilots will defend their air space till they die.
Which probably won't take long since the iranians will be fighting tomorrow's weapons with yesterday's weapons. Like others said, after that it will be a guerrilla war with iranian ground forces slinking around at night to avoid being exterminated during the day. But wait, U.S. forces own the night, too!
[edit on 12/7/2005 by centurion1211]
Originally posted by Shaker
I'm quite curious here... Other than oil, what are the benefits of anyone invading Iran? I honestly don't think taking action against rhetoric is a reason to do anything. After all, sticks and stones.........
Originally posted by Harlequin
Seekerof
after massing troops on the border , Iran nuke them - enough tanks/ mobile forces in one place an woompth there they go.
I , honestly believe that they have at least 1 device of there own , and could well get more at ultra short notice from either PAK or CHINA if needed.
Originally posted by proprog
I say sometime in mid-2006.
The likely Scenario:
Iran is referred to UNSC, Iran pulls out of NPT, and starts its enrichment program
UNSC imposes minor sanctions on Iran (electronics imports, non_oil exports etc.), no sanction on Oil exports
OIL prices jump high over 100$. Sanctions will not hurt Iranian economy much since the rise in oil price will pay for sanctions on non-oil exports.
Israel/US decide to go ahead and bomb the nuke facilities using the Iraqi airspace
successful or not,
Iran will launch its new solid-fuelled shahab 3, long-range cruise missiles (in development stages, possile reverse-engineered kh-55 with Chinese assistance)
hitting Israeli nuke facilities, reactors and assassination of political figures
(I really don't think Iran has a Nuke warhead)
People of iran will rally behund their leaders
Iraqi government with close ties to iranian regime step down, calling for a quick US troops withdrawal.
Shia clerics throughout the region call for a jihad against Americans, Israelis.
the 50,000 strong Iranian-trained Badr army will launch a guerilla war against Britons, Americans.
Iran closes the Hormuz Strait, seeking international condemnation of Israel.
Oil prices jump to as high as 400$.
World in energy crisis, passes a resolution comdemning Israel but thanx to US veto power, another resolution against Israel is vetoed.
Israel retaliates by launching an airstrike against Hezbollah and iran.
Pres. Ahmadinejad goes on TV, seeks arab world help to fight the little devil, arguing that Israel has to be stopped now.
A whole new Arab-Iran alignment against Israel would take shape in the aftermath of an Israeli strike against Iran, compared with the relatively benign relations between the two sides now.
Hezbollah launch a full-scale guerilla war against Israel
Israel under attack, American death toll rising, US starts deploying a new series of reserved troops from all around the world to the region.
CHINA/RUSSIA warn against any military engagement
US goes ahead, RUSSIA/CHina jump in, and all of a sudden WW3 has started.
Scary, haa?
[edit on 8-12-2005 by proprog]
Originally posted by kojac
Wiped off the map within 2-4 weeks? My friend, even if the u.s could viably raise another invasion force of size to be able to invade Iran,
the iranian army has a fighting force (including militia) of over 9 million soldiers. I understand that the u.s would have overwhelming air superiority, but wiping out 9 million soldiers in 2-4 weeks?? unless we're talking w.m.d, that's highly improbable.
Iran would definatly not be as easy as iraq.
For one, Iran is not burdened by such a melting pot of cultures and tensions, ie.arab, sunni, kurd, shia etc. With a majority persian shia population, and a strong sense of nationalism, i think we'de find iran a very tough nut to crack.