Posted on 07/05/2008 8:09:02 PM PDT by Flavius
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's military chiefs warned on Saturday that the Islamic republic would shut down the Strait of Hormuz vital for oil exports and use "blitzkrieg tactics" in the Gulf if it came under attack.
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The noisiest sons of bitches who ever lived.
Empty can making a lot of noise.
Good grief, quit yapping and just man the hell up, let’s get this school yard fist fight over with.
I’m tired of all this spitting and flinching, just swing already!
More gum flapping from the mullahs.
C'mon and slap moe back to satans stone age already!!
As Teddy Roosevelt said, we should “Walk softly, and carry a big stick.”
A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
Their neighbours are getting antsy over this kind of talk. There is a reason why Gulf states have been on a military spending spree for about two years; they don’t want these a$$holes killing their goose which lays golden eggs.
I’m tired of all this spitting and flinching, just swing already!
“and use “blitzkrieg tactics” in the Gulf if it came under attack”
surprising response from a bunch of yahoos who specialize in backward trench warfare... and running kids across minefields.
“Tactics used included trench warfare, manned machine-gun posts, bayonet charges, use of barbed wire across trenches and on no-mans land, human wave attacks and Iraq’s extensive use of chemical weapons (such as mustard gas) against Iranian troops and civilians as well as Iraqi Kurds.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq-iran_war
That sort of language would offend someone and we just cant have hurt feelings.
On the other point, it would be nice to know what 1 dollar increase, in the happy to oblige futures trading, equates to in term of realized daily income.
That is the transfer of real dollars from the Joe Public, that the final petro-dollars recipients of all this calamities get.
We have several Fleets (and associated missiles and aircraft) of ships and untold nuke subs in the area. Go for it. (please, please, oh, please). ;-)
If for no other reason this is why we should drill know drill everywhere, build Nuclear plants and convert shale oil and coal now and waste no more time doing it.
Somehow I think when we beat these idiots to death in less than 100 hours, everyone will forget these YEARS of saber rattling...
writing these letters has to be the greatest job security
i wonder how one gets gigs like that, kind of money for nothing
What is it about “Shock and Awe” (Total combined military operations)do not they understand? US vs Iraq, 100 hours. Iraq vs Iran, 8 years and they loose.. Plus now the Gulf States and Saudi.. DUMB on their part... Bottom line.. They loose again, this time BIG time...
All we have to do is grow a set and get the job done. ;-)
I’m sick and tired of those Persians flapping their gums as well.
PLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSE give us a reason...PLEASE.
They will use “blitzkrieg tactics”?....
You frickin gas bags are going to be vaporized!....
Gee, another promise of “The Mother of All (Sea) Battles”? Someone pls post the 90,000 Tons of Diplomacy (Nimitz Class) image...
With all this bluster, I'm beginning to wonder if they actually have an army or navy at all. It sounds like they're on drugs all the time.
you dont need any of that
a tv crew would replace all those things
Where is the stealth bomber?/Just Asking - seoul62......
I’ll pay $8 a gallon if we can get some revenge for taking our citizens hostage.
They do have tanks and aircraft. The question is whether they can conduct combined arms operations. By the way, their indigenously-built MBT is a cross between an M-48 and a T-72
I say they're tied with the DNC..
Do you think Reid and Pelosi can read all the good sense you’ve made with your post?
They must still think they are dealing with Jimmie Carter(gag).
Iran doesn’t need to close it down. They’re quite capable of sining a couple of tankers, which would make shipping in the Gulf uninsurable, thus achieving the same effect. It may be necessary to strike Iran, but we shouldn’t be Pollyannish about it. Things will get very messy if we do.
No, But maybe the American electorate will can tired enough of this crap to put pressure on the entire political class to get off their collective a**es
The Iranian terrorist instigating régime is getting filthy rich, supporting their jihadic goals and playing the markets for suckers.
The enemy's game should have ended years ago.
Iran did not sink a single oil tanker during the entire "Tanker War" from 1984-1988. Tankers took direct hits from Silkworm missiles and it was like elephants getting hit with a slingshot.
What makes you think that the Iranians are "quite capable of sining a couple of tankers" now when the Persian Gulf is crawling with U.S. airpower?
During the Tanker War, 546 commercial vessels were damaged.
The oil kept on flowing.
Oh goodie...they want their 15 minutes of fame!
A proper attack will eliminate the wherewithal to stage a blitzkrieg before it gets out of the barracks.
It’s a good thought but Pelosi seems to be running the House more as a despot than a Democrat....
They do have tanks and aircraft. The question is whether they can conduct combined arms operations. By the way, their indigenously-built MBT is a cross between an M-48 and a T-72 .... Army Air Corps
Do the Iranians have armor and air power?
Yes.
Can they conduct combined operations?
Yes.
Can such a combined operation survive in the face of U.S. air power?
Definitely.
It can survive the entire time from the takeoff of U.S. aircraft to the minute that U.S. air power actually makes contact with the enemy.
"Blitzkrieg" (Lighting War) refers to the combination of mechanized infantry and massed armor with powerful close air support. Although that might seem to be the natural order of things today, it was a novel concept in 1939.
Successful Blitzkreig, however, requires AIR SUPERIORITY on your part.
Enemy air superiority = You move and you die.
In the Gulf War, Iraq's air power was completely overwhelmed by U.S. air power. Iraqi forces could only survive by digging in and hiding from U.S. airpower. Once the U.S. ground offensive started and hiding in a hole was no longer an option, the Iraqis had a choice of surrendering or dying while hiding in their holes or dying while moving.
Many died in their holes or surrendered next to their holes.
The remainder died while moving.
Highway 80, Kuwait, aftermath of U.S. air strikes in 1991:
The bottom line is that Iran cannot conduct succesful Blitzkrieg. They can certainly try Blitzkrieg but it will result in nothing more that an Iranian massacre.
Also consider that the UAE alone has a greater combat aircraft capability than Iran. The Royal Saudi Air Force would completely overwhelm Iran’s airpower. Also, the UAE and the Saudis have seapower and amphibious capabilities superior to that of Iran.
Yet, I fear Iran will win because no one will do anything. They don’t want the bad press. Bush can’t do anything because he’s a tangled up in Iraq and with a Democrat House & Senate. He will pressure Israel to do nothing because we can’t afford a war. No one will stop Iran even if they close down oil trade. No one will do anything because we do not have a Churchill to lead us. America will not wake up until our backs are too the wall. Its the way we have been wimpified by the power hungry Democrat/Liberals. Once they get in charge—they may change their tune.
No, it can't.
A Blitzkrieg with the enemy having complete air superirity is ......
True—once liberals take over it will be hard to get them out.
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