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Originally posted by Liquesence
I had forgotten about that war game scenario. Thanks for posting.
Relying on formulated predictability of the unpredictable will be the Achilles heel of the arrogant.
edit on 30-12-2011 by Liquesence because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by spy66
reply to post by Eurisko2012
Iran cannot claim the entire Strait of Hormuz as their own.
Legally, they don't have a leg to stand on at the United Nations.
Iran is free to start a war in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Military will finish it very quickly.
I advise the Iranians to use their power of free will wisely.
Iran is not claiming ownership over the Strait of Hormuz. They are using it as a bargaining device. Iran dosent have a real interest of closing of the Strait, but they will do so if they are attacked.
If you look at who is threatening who at the moment. It is the US who is leading on with threats through UN sanctions and with political terror rhetoric at home, Iran is just responding. Its a very natural reaction. This is a exact copy from how the US sanctioned Iraq before they attacked them in 1991.
I am not sure if the US will win this war, because that depends on what is classified as victory in the end. And what portion of our society that will benefit from the so called victory.
This war will cost the people dearly when it comes to spending. And with the balance sheets the US and EU are working with at the moment. I dont see how a defeat over Iran can be seen as a victory by beating them militarily.
Beating Iran militarily will cause debt problems beyond our present understanding.
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
reply to post by Eurisko2012
Satellites cant see underground, Iran can blind CIA spy satellites,which is why they had to resort to drones, which subsequently got hacked. No amount of spy satellites can see everything.
If we learned from our mistakes, why did seal team six get smoked and burnt to a crisp?edit on 3-1-2012 by THE_PROFESSIONAL because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by averageGuy505
In fact, Iran posesses the latest and greatest in antiship missiles, courtesay of both Russia and France.
Originally posted by OWSisdead
Originally posted by averageGuy505
In fact, Iran posesses the latest and greatest in antiship missiles, courtesay of both Russia and France.
LOL! Best laugh I've had all day.
Originally posted by LucidDreamer85
reply to post by THE_PROFESSIONAL
All they need to do is just launch EMP missles or bombs and the war gets brought back to the 1930's....
which evens the playing field considerably........
They don't want us citizens to realize we could have an effective army for about 1 billionth of the cost.
wow we are dumb.
Anyways that drone was expendable, nothing on that drone technologically was a loss to us don't act like it was a big deal that we lost a little drone its not the first one that has gone down
Originally posted by DerekJR321
There's a whole lot of "Rah Rah USA" going on in this thread.
Are you people so blind that you WANT another war? Give it a rest. A war against Iran has a LOT more consequences than does any of our other "engagements". A LOT of good soldiers will DIE because of nonsense. I'm glad so many of you want to thump your chest to prove who's tougher. Is it your son or daughter on the line?
Aviation Week postulates that these elements suggest the designers have avoided 'highly sensitive technologies' due to the near certainty of eventual operational loss inherent with a single engine design and a desire to avoid the risk of compromising leading edge technology.